Review policies and practices concerning DNA, DNA entered onto the National DNA Database ... A Martin McGartland request
Martin McGartland
03 June 2014
Dear Police Scotland,
Under FOIA please supply me with all recorded information held by Police Scotland concerning following;
1. Police Scotland policies and practices concerning
DNA, DNA entered onto the National DNA Database (NDNAD).
2. National policies and practices concerning DNA, DNA entered onto the National DNA Database (NDNAD).
3. Both Police Scotland and National polices, practices concerning when there has been a match and or a close match identified from the DNA and or crime stain on National DNA Database(NDNAD).
4. Police Scotland review policy concerning undetected
cold cases when DNA has been recovered in serious crime cases (including attempted murder) how Durham Constabulary deal with such cases, how Police Scotland ensure each case has undergone a suitable review/s.
5. Are there any circumstances when DNA samples, for whatever reason/s, are not uploaded by Police Scotland to NDNAD, including those which relate to serious crime (including attempted murder).
6. Regards 5 above, how many times during past 10 years have
Police Scotland not been able (for whatever reason/s) to upload a DNA sample connected to serious crime (including
attempted murder, murder) onto the NDNAD. Please also explain reason/s for why any sample/s were not
uploaded.
7. How often do Police Scotland check NDNAD against DNA sample/s they hold concerning serious crime (including attempted murder) when DNA has been recovered and when such case/s remain unsolved.
Yours faithfully,
Martin McGartland
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Good Morning
Police Service of Scotland received your request for information on 4
June 2014 and a response will be provided by 2 July 2014.
Please quote Ref No IM-FOI-2014-1149 in any further correspondence.
Regards
Sergeant Jane McNair
Information Management
Freedom of Information
Police Scotland
Pegasus House
375 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4JS
0141-435-1215
[email address]
Martin McGartland
05 June 2014
Ref No IM-FOI-2014-1149
Dear FOI Glasgow,
Thank you for that.
Yours sincerely,
Martin McGartland
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Dear Mr McGartland
Please find attached the force's public response to your recent request
for information.
If you have any queries please contact the case officer on the telephone
number provided in the attached document.
Kind Regards
Insp Graeme Cuthbertson
Police Scotland
Information Management (FOI)
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<<2014-1149 final response.pdf>> <<DNA Sampling and Retention PSoS
SOP.pdf>>
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