Media coverage

Highlights of media coverage about the report

Date

Media

Details

07.05.09

Sky News

Interview with Hugh Whittall, Director, on Home Office proposals for DNA Database

08.05.09

The Wall St Journal

Quote by Hugh Whittall in article: U.K. to Trim DNA Profiles in Database

09.12.08

BBC Radio Birmingham

Live interview with Hugh Whittall on the Marper case verdict

04.12.08

BBC Radio 4 World at One

Live interview with Hugh Whittall on the Marper case verdict

04.12.08

Channel 4 News

Live interview with Hugh Whittall on the Marper case verdict

04.12.08

The Telegraph

Quote in article: Two million criminals are not on the police DNA database - but the details of one million innocents are

04.12.08

BBC News Online

Quote in article 'DNA database 'breach of rights'

04.12.08

Daily Mail

Quote in article "One million innocent people could have their profiles wiped from Britain's 'Orwellian' DNA database after court ruling"

30.07.08

Sky News

Quote in article: 'Take Innocents Off DNA Database'

27.02.08

BBC 4 World News Today

Interview on the National DNA Database with Dr Bronwyn Parry

05.10.07

BBC Radio Scotland

Interview with Professor Graeme Laurie

24.09.07

BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours'

Interview with Dr Bronwyn Parry

24.09.07

BBC Radio 5 Live

Debate about DNA Database. Participants: Hugh Whittall, Tony Lake, Vivienne White (Panorama presenter)

24.09.07

The Times

Column by Magnus Linklater: We’re not fools — DNA evidence is far from foolproof

24.09.07

The Independent

Column by Deborah Orr: A lazy and prejudiced approach to crime

18.09.07

Science Magazine

Rein in DNA Fingerprinting, Report Urges

18.09.07

BBC News online

Experts call for DNA restrictions

18.09.07

The Guardian

Police must not store DNA details of the innocent - report

18.09.07

Daily Mail

Innocent people's DNA 'must not be kept on national database'

18.09.07

BBC regional radio stations: Leeds, Stoke, Ulster, Wales, York, Manchester, Shropshire, Cambridge, Jersey, Newcastle, Tees

Interviews with Dr Carole McCartney and Dr Bronwyn Parry

18.09.07

BBC Breakfast News, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme

Interview with Professor Sir Bob Hepple

18.09.07

BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast News

Interview with Dr Carole McCartney