Children and DNA database
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please can you give me the following information in respect of Liverpool.
1. How many children or young people aged under 18 have their details stored on the national DNA database?
2. What other information is held alongside the DNA information in the case of each of these individuals?
3. What is the youngest age of an individual for which there is material held on the DNA database?
4. How many samples were taken in the last calendar year (2008)?
5. How many of these individuals, for which data is held, have been found guilty of an offence?
Yours faithfully,
Paula Keaveney
Dear Ms Keaveney,
Thank you for your recent request for information, about Children on the DNA, dated 09th June 2009. Your request was received on 09th June 2009 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We have logged your request which is receiving our attention. Your request reference number is 46770.
Please quote this reference number in any further correspondence or call relating to this enquiry.
Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website at www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require any further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address above.
Andy Woodgate
FOI Compliance Manager
National Policing Improvement Agency
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8358 5587
Dear Mr Keaveney,
I need to clarify some details in your request.
The only location data held within the National DNA Database is the force that submitted the profile. Therefore we are unable to extract the data just for Liverpool, however we are able to provide statistics for Merseyside Police.
Can you confirm if you would like us to proceed with your request on this basis?
Regards,
Andy Woodgate
FOI Compliance Manager
National Policing Improvement Agency
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8358 5587
Web www.npia.police.uk
Apologies, just noticed I called you Mr instead of Ms.......
Andy Woodgate
FOI Compliance Manager
National Policing Improvement Agency
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8358 5587
Dear NPIA FOI Team,
Yes if the figures are only available for Merseyside that will do although I am aware of a similar request in London for figures for Camdem
Yours sincerely,
Paula Keaveney
Dear Ms Keaveney
Please be aware that a response to your request has been drafted and we are currently waiting for it to be reviewed and formally approved by the Head of Business Unit dealing with your request.
We expect to hear something back regarding this by the end of next week of which we will forward to you once we have been notified of its approval.
We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may cause.
Regards
NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency
Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk
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Dear Ms Keaveney
Please find attached the NPIA's response to your request.
Regards
NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency
Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk
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