S and Marper v The United Kingdom, (Legal Summary): ECHR 4 Dec 2008

Respect for private life
Retention of fingerprints and DNA information in cases where defendant in criminal proceedings is acquitted or discharged: violation

Citations:

30566/04, 30562/04

Links:

HUDOC

Statutes:

European Convetion on Human Rights 8.1

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Citing:

Press ReleaseMarper v United Kingdom; S v United Kingdom ECHR 27-Feb-2008
Grand Chamber – Press Release – The applicant complained of the retention by the police of DNA and fingerprint records – The applicants both complain about the retention of their fingerprints and DNA samples and the fact that they are being used in . .

Cited by:

Legal SummaryMarper v United Kingdom; S v United Kingdom ECHR 4-Dec-2008
(Grand Chamber) The applicants complained that on being arrested on suspicion of offences, samples of their DNA had been taken, but then despite being released without conviction, the samples had retained on the Police database.
Held: . .
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Human Rights, Police, Information

Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.640864