The National DNA Database, commonly abbreviated NDNAD, was established in April 1995 as the United Kingdom's national repository of DNA profiles taken from individuals and from crime scenes. By 2020 it held about 6.6 million profiles, representing roughly 5.6 million distinct individuals once duplicate entries are excluded. Its retention rules proved controversial: laws passed in 2001 and 2003 allowed a person's DNA profile to be taken on arrest and kept on the database even if that person was never charged or was later acquitted; public unease over these provisions led Parliament to narrow retention rules through the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
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The database holds DNA profiles taken from individuals and crime scenes for identification and matching.
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