{"value":{"id":521749,"memberId":8,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Secretary of State for the Home Department","uin":"HCWS25","dateMade":"2016-05-26T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Report of the Biometrics Commissioner","text":"<p>Today I am publishing a report of the Biometrics Commissioner, on the retention of biometric material by the police on the grounds of national security, which I asked the Commissioner to prepare following publication of his second annual report on 11 March 2016.</p><p>The Biometrics Commissioner, Alastair MacGregor QC, is appointed under Section 20 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. His responsibilities are:</p><ul><li>to decide applications by the police for extended retention of DNA profiles and fingerprints from persons arrested for serious offences but not charged or convicted;</li><li>to keep under review National Security Determinations made by Chief Officers under which DNA profiles and fingerprints may be retained for national security purposes;</li><li>to exercise general oversight of police use of DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints.</li></ul><p>I am grateful to Mr MacGregor for this report. No redactions to it have been made on the grounds of national security.</p><p>Copies of the report will be available from the Vote Office.</p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":19,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":521769,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2016-05-26T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/521749","method":"GET"}]}