1 Apr 2019

Law Commission seeks to overhaul DNA law

From Morning Report, 8:54 am on 1 April 2019

DNA given to online genealogy websites, a newborn's DNA taken at a hospital and DNA taken from a discarded coffee cup. Is this, and should this, be available to the police in order to solve crimes? The Law Commission is looking into whether the rules governing DNA are still fit for purpose. Emma Hatton reports.