00:00The Metropolitan Police is still missing nearly half of its officers' DNA from its database and more than a fifth
00:07of their fingerprints.
00:09Of the 32,000 Met Police officers, around 17,500 have their DNA on the forces' elimination database, which is
00:18just over 50%,
00:19while around 25,000 have their fingerprints on the elimination database, which equated to just under 80%.
00:26In November 2024, the London Standard reported that around half of the Met's officers could be missing from its own
00:34DNA and fingerprint databases.
00:37A Met Police spokesperson said at the time that the force is in the process of assessing those samples we
00:43didn't currently hold,
00:44and ensuring the processes to collect them are robust and effective.
00:49They also said it expects the work to conclude in the next 12 months.
00:53It's now understood a new database has been established to track the career life cycle of biometric data samples associated
01:00with serving officers to ensure continuity,
01:03and the Met is confident its processes have been assured.
01:07The Met also says it has developed a more reliable data process to identify individuals whose data is missing,
01:15addressing legacy records and data quality issues, including identifying duplicate records for the same person.
01:22That said, the percentage of officers with their DNA on file has risen very little in 15 months.
01:29Let's see.
01:29So, let's see.
01:29So, let's see.
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