A teenager, identified only as S, is bringing the case together with a 38-year-old man, Michael Marper. The case is questioning the legality under human rights law of UK legislation that allows the police to retain DNA samples and profiles of anyone who has been arrested for a recordable offence, regardless of whether the offence is proven.
Last week Liberty won the right to add its argument to the case, which is expected to be heard in the next few months. Anna Fairclough, solicitor at Liberty, said: "Retaining samples and profiles of the unconvicted has not been shown to be effective as a crime-prevention or detection tool and has serious privacy implications."
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