Citizens' Inquiry calls for more public information and oversight of National DNA Database/ Public Technology, 31 Jul 2008

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"The police National DNA Database should be placed under the control of an independent statutory authority, says the Human Genetics Commission. And there should be a vigorous nationwide information campaign to explain why DNA samples are taken, how they are used and why they are retained. These are two of the key recommendations in a report published yesterday from an independent Citizens’ Inquiry instigated by the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) in collaboration with the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum in Edinburgh and the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS) in Durham and Newcastle. The majority of the funding for the project was provided by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills’ Sciencewise Programme and the Wellcome Trust."