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01 June 2000

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UK: DNA thousands of samples held illegally: A report, Under the Microscope, from the Inspector of Constabulary, states that the national database of DNA profiles is 730,000. But the report says that "many thousands of such samples are being held outside the rules". The DNA samples of people who have not been charged or acquitted have, under the law, to be destroyed. Guardian, 1.8.00.

Correction: In "Carabinieri's new status sparks controversy" (Statewatch vol 10 no 2) the Italian Corpo Forestale is erroneously referred to as Territorial Army. Corps of Foresters is a better description, as the Corpo Forestale is a civilian public order, environmental and forest policing body; one of the five police forces which make up the Italian Security division.

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