- Mr President, there are 4.3 million individuals whose DNA is on the UK national DNA database and available to police. That is 7% of the UK population – at least five times higher, as a proportion, than in any other country. That figure includes 150 000 children under the age of 16, of whom 25 000 have never been charged with an offence. Britain’s most senior police forensics expert has even suggested that children as young as five should go on the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they might be potential criminals in later life.
Ce chiffre comprend 150 000 enfants âgés de moins de 16 ans, dont 25 000 qui n'ont jamais été inculpés. L’un des plus importants experts médicolégaux de la police britannique a même suggéré que des enfants de cinq ans soient inclus dans la base de données ADN, s’ils présentent un comportement indiquant qu’ils pourraient devenir par la suite des criminels potentiels.
