UK Government U-turn over DNA database

October 27, 2009

The proposals were open for public consultation from May to August 2009, during which time they received widespread condemnation from civil liberties campaigners citing Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (which relates to personal privacy). In addition, the Government received criticism from wider scientific organisations and numerous individuals for the use of flawed and inappropriate statistical data as evidence to support the proposed measures. (PHG Foundation)