Priti Patel under fire as 150,000 police records accidentally lost
by Sarah Marsh , Jamie Grierson and Vikram Dodd from World news | The Guardian on (#5CW9Y)
Fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records deleted and visa system thrown into disarray
Fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were deleted, which could allow offenders to go free because evidence from crime scenes will not be flagged on the Police National Computer (PNC).
The Home Office said it was working with police to assess the impact of the error, which reportedly occurred by accident during a weekly weeding" session to expunge data. It said no records of criminals or dangerous persons had been deleted, and that the wiped records were those of people arrested and released when no further action was taken.
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