Relaxing DNA rules could reduce rape convictions, Labour warns
Posted at Monday, February 28th, 2011 by andrewNicholas Watt writes in the Guardian: The government is running the risk of making it more difficult to convict rapists by relaxing the rules for retaining the DNA of suspects, the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has warned. Parliament is due to debate the government’s protection of freedoms bill on Tuesday, which includes plans to [...]
