Retention of DNA samples 090/2022
FOI Reference: 090/2022
Request:
How long Do you Hold DNA Samples of people and is it 6 months like Fingerprints? And You would also Need the person to Give Concent for that
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested; however the following exemption has been applied to that information:
Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.
Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires -Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:
(a) states that fact,
(b) specifies the exemption in question and
(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
The above exemption has been applied in relation to the whole request, due to the fact that the requested information is published and can be accessed via the following hyperlink -
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 18/02/2022)