No breach of privacy to request DNA sample from ex con

Sep 242013

September 24, 2013 Posted by Dissent Court, Non-U.S.

Rosalind English writes:

R (on the application of R) v Chief Constable [2013] EWHC 2864 (Admin) 24 September 2013 – read judgment

The High Court has ruled that it is not a breach of the right to private life to request DNA samples from those who were convicted of serious offences before it became commonplace to take samples for the production of DNA profiles for the investigation of crime.

Read more about the case and ruling on UK Human Rights Blog.