5,000 children a month added to DNA database

One in four people being added to the DNA database is a child, it emerged yesterday.
The figure provides further evidence that the Government’s “Big Brother” national database is increasingly targeting young people before they are old enough to vote.
Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats from Parliamentary Questions shows that the proportion of children being added is rising, with 5,000 being included every month.

Between October and January, 25 per cent of those added were 18 or younger, compared with less than 11 per cent of those already listed on it.
In total, 152,066 people were put on the database between October and January - 37,818 of whom were 18 or under.
Forecasts suggest that by next year one in 10 children will be included. The Daily Telegraph revealed last month that 44 children under 10 were on the database.

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Tarn Lass

I wonder Just how many of these children attend Darton High School where a fingerprint scanner was installed for ‘school dinner purchases’ and to make life ‘easier for the school staff’? Only asking because Darton High is a Common Purpose flag-ship.... Reading this article reminded me about this video... and most people thought the X-Files were science fiction. Barnsley Nationalist