Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 3:30 pm on 25 May 2006.

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Photo of Hugh Henry Hugh Henry Labour 3:30, 25 May 2006

There has been no recorded incident of DNA being stolen or misused. The DNA that we are talking about using, from a limited number or people, will sometimes make a big difference, as Paul Martin and others have suggested.

Kenny MacAskill is right to raise the issue of rights. People in society have rights, but people in society have nothing to fear from the use of science connected to DNA. However, on the subject of rights I must say that although people in wider society have rights, so do the victims of violent and sexual crimes. I know whose rights I want to protect when it comes to helping those people, helping to prevent crime and helping to solve crime.