22 May 2015
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2015] UKSC 29, [2015] All ER (D) 100 (May)
The Supreme Court considered the question of whether the policy of the respondent Police Service of Northern Ireland to retain indefinitely the DNA profile, fingerprints and photographs of a person convicted of a recordable offence was in breach of Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court held, in dismissing the appellant’s appeal, that the policy was not in breach of Art 8 of the Convention, as it was within the margin of appreciation and proportionate.
