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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

DNA profile databank - DNA profile databank

25: DNA profile databank

You could also call this:

"A database of DNA profiles kept by the Police"

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You can have a database of DNA profiles. The Police maintain this database. It has DNA profiles from bodily samples taken under this Act.

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DNA profile databank

25DNA profile databank

  1. There may be maintained (whether in computerised form or otherwise), by or on behalf of the Police, a database of DNA profiles derived from bodily samples taken pursuant to this Act.

Notes
  • Section 25: amended, on , by section 6 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).