To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests have been made to chief constables for the removal of (a) DNA and (b) police national computer records since 2006; and how many of these requests have been granted. (169352)

There are no central records of the number of requests made to chief officers for the removal of DNA, fingerprints and police national computer records and the number which have been granted since 2006. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the decision on whether to agree to a request from an individual to have their DNA profile, fingerprints and associated records removed from police databases lies with the chief officer of the force which took the DNA sample and fingerprint records.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment her Department has made of the likely period of time it will take a police constable to check a person’s identity against the National Identity Register when it becomes operational; (171054)

It is estimated that police checks against the NIR will take only a short time, similar to current checks against police databases, to fit in with the operational requirements of the police. The exact amount of time taken will vary, depending on the nature of the check carried out, but routine identity verification should take a matter of seconds.

The exact technical details of how identity checks will be made have yet to be negotiated, precise details will be determined by the chosen supplier and the police during the development of the Scheme.

When the Scheme is first introduced the number of checks required by the police will be limited but will increase as the Scheme grows. Consequently, in the beginning there will be a limited number of police stations that have technology and equipment to allow officers to make identity checks against the National Identity Register. As rollout continues it will be a matter for the police to determine their requirement for equipment as the Scheme rolls out.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people arrested but not subsequently convicted had their details (a) entered onto and (b) subsequently removed from the National DNA Database in each year since its creation. (177436)

The National DNA Database (NDNAD) records the DNA profiles for particular individuals. It does not hold data on arrest and criminal records. To provide figures for the number of people arrested but not convicted which were (a) entered onto and (b) removed from the National DNA Database could be done at disproportionate cost only.