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Guidance: International DNA and fingerprint exchange policy for the UK

Home Office

November 4
13:22 2024

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This document sets out the policy governing the international exchange of data held on forensic information databases under the FIND Strategy Boards remit:

  • DNA samples, DNA profiles, the searching of UK DNA profiles against non-UK DNA databases and the searching non-UK DNA profiles against UK DNA databases
  • fingerprints (Tenprints and scene of crime marks), the searching of UK fingerprints against non-UK fingerprints databases and the searching of non-UK fingerprints against UK fingerprint databases

Updates to this page

Published 8 July 2019
Last updated 4 November 2024 +show all updates
  1. Published version 5 of the guidance. A summary of changes can be found in the document.

  2. New version 4 guidance updated.

  3. Updated document published. General review and Prum updates including the addition of sharing suspects data and Step 2 process responsibilities.

  4. First published.

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