FOI 1149-2023/24 Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
Request
Q1. Instead, please provide copies of all information you provided to the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner relating to DNA samples and incorrectly sealed bags for the year 2022/23 (with personal information redacted).
The Commissioner may have sent you a form to complete.
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
In order to locate relevant information relating to your request, we have liaised with our Regional Scientific Support Team.
Q1. The Regional Scientific Support do not repot to the Biometrics Commissioner direct and do not receive / complete any forms from the Biometrics Commissioner, therefore there is no information held. The information that the Regional Scientific Support hold is provided to a Forensic Information Database, and data from that is then sent on.
In order to assist with your request, our Regional Scientific Support Team have been able to provide the following data for the period beginning April 2022 to end of March 2023.
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Samples recorded ‘missing’ |
19 |
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Samples rejected as the inner bag was not sealed |
4 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.