Human rights

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.