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Children’s DNA bank under fire

Details of almost 6600 children as young as 10 are being held on the Scottish DNA database, even before it gets tougher on children under new legislation going through parliament.

Charities have claimed the situation is at odds with the idea of raising the age of criminal prosecution to 12 and it risks criminalising young people.