Cases
Lambeth London Borough Council (applicant) v (1) S (2) C (3) v (4) J (by his children’s guardian n) (respondents) & (1) Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2) Secretary of State for the Home Department (intervenors) [2007]
5th March 2008
Court
High Court
Summary
The High Court held that the family court could not order a blood sample lawfully retained by the police, or the DNA profile derived from it, to be used to establish parentage in care proceedings, since that was not a purpose described in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 s.64(1A) and the prohibition on other uses was compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 Art.8.
John Tughan KC
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