Force use of commercial genealogy/DNA testing sites

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Dear Dorset Police,

I am writing to request information regarding your force’s use of commercial genealogy/DNA testing platforms.

I am asking for the following information:

Does your force use commercial genealogy/DNA testing platforms to cross-reference DNA samples collected from crime scenes and/or suspects against DNA data uploaded to these sites by members of the public?



a) If so, which commercial genealogy platforms does your force use for this purpose? Please provide the names of any sites.

b) In how many cases has your force used commercial genealogy/DNA testing platforms to cross-reference suspect DNA since April 2018?

c) Please can you provide a breakdown of the offence type for each case in which commercial genealogy/DNA testing platforms were used since April 2018.

d) In how many cases has the use of of such platforms led to a conviction since April 2018?

Please do advise if the request needs to be refined for you to be able to answer it.

Yours faithfully,

Ella Hill

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Yours sincerely

 

Chris Fitzgerald

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