Genetics: Databases Grant Shapps To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many DNA samples on the DNA database are from children currently under the age of 18 years who have not been charged or cautioned with an offence. Meg Hillier Data on young persons aged under 18 were obtained from the National DNA Database (NDNAD) and the Police National Computer (PNC) on 9-10 April 2008. The NDNAD data indicate that, on 10 April 2008, there were 349,934 subject sample profiles relating to persons aged 10 to 17 on it. There are more profiles than individuals due to DNA samples being taken from some individuals on more than one occasion, that is, there is some duplicate sampling. It is estimated that the current rate of profile replication is about 13.3 per cent. Taking the replication rate into account, it is estimated that the 349,934 profiles are equivalent to 303,393 persons aged 10 to 17. Data obtained from the PNC on 9-10 April indicate that, of those estimated 303,393 persons, 264,297 (87.1 per cent.) had a conviction, caution, reprimand or had received a final warning and 39,095 (12.8 per cent.) had not been convicted, cautioned, received a final warning/reprimand and had no charge pending against them. Mr. Ruffley To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals in each police force area have records on the national DNA database. Meg Hillier The information requested is given in the table. The figures show the number of subject sample profiles retained on the National DNA Database (NDNAD) at 31 March 2008, which were taken by police forces in England and Wales. The number of subject profiles is not the same as the number of individuals. It is currently estimated that 13.3 per cent. of profiles held on the NDNAD are replicates, that is, that a profile for a person has been loaded on more than one occasion. The replication rate of 13.3 per cent. should, however, be applied only over the entire NDNAD, as the replication rate for individual police forces varies considerably. The table gives the number of subject profiles for each police force only, but gives a total estimated number of individuals for all English and Welsh police forces. -------------------------------------------------- |Force |Subject profiles| -------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |101,352 | -------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |45,460 | -------------------------------------------------- |British Transport |45,455 | -------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |53,796 | -------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |79,569 | -------------------------------------------------- |City of London Police |23,013 | -------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |51,618 | -------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |44,632 | -------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |87,379 | -------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |109,393 | -------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |49,817 | -------------------------------------------------- |Durham |52,359 | -------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |49,410 | -------------------------------------------------- |Essex |124,403 | -------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |44,061 | -------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester Police |244,975 | -------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |51,730 | -------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |145,141 | -------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |73,823 | -------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |82,241 | -------------------------------------------------- |Kent |140,840 | -------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |141,859 | -------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |66,912 | -------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |47,643 | -------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |129,261 | -------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police |810,134 | -------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |65,261 | -------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |58,506 | -------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |56,198 | -------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |43,929 | -------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |166,358 | -------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |97,853 | -------------------------------------------------- |South Wales Constabulary |116,821 | -------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |117,769 | -------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |96,357 | -------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |46,838 | -------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |60,274 | -------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |112,083 | -------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |147,630 | -------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |31,989 | -------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |76,227 | -------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |292,873 | -------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |215,675 | -------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |49,310 | -------------------------------------------------- |Total |4,748,227 | -------------------------------------------------- |Estimated number of individuals|4,126,642 | -------------------------------------------------- Mr. Gordon Prentice To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of maintaining the national DNA database has been in each year since its inception; and what it is estimated to be in 2008-09. Meg Hillier The National DNA Database (NDNAD) was established in 1995, when responsibility for the operational management of the NDNAD rested with the Forensic Science Service (FSS) on behalf of the Police Service. No central records of costs relating to the maintenance of the NDNAD are held prior to 2002, as cost data were incorporated in other costs incurred by the FSS. In December 2005, the FSS was vested as a Government owned company and the NDNAD transferred from the FSS to the Home Office. On 1 April 2007, the NDNAD transferred from the Home Office to the National Policing Improvement Agency. The costs relating to the maintenance of the NDNAD from 2002-08 and the estimated cost for 2008-09 are given in the following tables. The costs from 2006-07 are higher than for previous years, because of the complete separation of costs from the FSS, and because the increase in the number of forensic suppliers requires additional resources for accreditation and continuous monitoring. ------------------------------ |£ | ------------------------------ | |2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06| ------------------------------ |NDNAD Services costs |774,304|904,385|1,276,823|l,245,151| ------------------------------ |Supplier Accreditation costs|320,507|388,047|433,828|459,192| ------------------------------ |Total |l,094,811|l,292,432|1,710,651|1,704,343| ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |£ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2006-07|2007-08|2008-091| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |NDNAD Service delivery including delivery of IT Development projects|2,041,743|1,600,087|1,770,000| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |Custodian Accreditation |527,677|574,817|750,000| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |2,569,420|2,174,904|2,520,000| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Estimate. | ----------------------------------------------------------------------