Granted this came from Advice.org and as well is from the UK, it does answer your one question. If you have been arrested, the police have the power to take your fingerprints, photographs and a DNA sample.
Even if you are not convicted of an offence, the police currently have the power to keep your fingerprints and DNA sample on a DNA database.
But the government are suggesting a change to this law. This is because keeping your fingerprints and DNA on a database has been found to be a breach of your human rights.
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Date: 4 Feb 2011 10:51 pm (UTC)If you have been arrested, the police have the power to take your fingerprints, photographs and a DNA sample.
Even if you are not convicted of an offence, the police currently have the power to keep your fingerprints and DNA sample on a DNA database.
But the government are suggesting a change to this law. This is because keeping your fingerprints and DNA on a database has been found to be a breach of your human rights.