Nearly 150,000 children on DNA database

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Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show 150,000 under-16s on the government's DNA database.

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Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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