BBC investigation raises questions about DNA databases

25/3/08

Margaret Smith MSP is writing to the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police Force asking him to justify the explosion in spending on DNA testing.

A BBC Scotland investigation has revealed that Strathclyde Police’s spending on DNA testing has risen by more than 2,500 per cent over the last five years.

Commenting, the Edinburgh West MSP said:

“The BBC Scotland investigation has thrown up some disturbing questions. 

“I will be writing to the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police Force seeking justification for this massive increase in spending on DNA testing.  I expect nothing less than evidence of a correspondingly massive increase in crime clear up rates in the Strathclyde area.”