September 17, 2007

report on the National DNA Database

Speakers:
Dr Carole McCartney, Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds
Prof Sir Bob Hepple QC, Chairman, Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Dr Bronwyn Parry, Reader in Social and Cultural Geography, Queen Mary University of London
Prof Graeme Laurie, Co-Director, AHRC Centre for Research into Intellectual Propert

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics gave a briefing on the conclusions of their report, ‘The forensic use of bioinformation: ethical issues’, which makes recommendations to policy makers in, amongst other areas, the establishment of a population-wide National DNA Database and the uses, regulation of and access to the database.