October 31, 2006

Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Forensic use of DNA

Speakers:
Prof Sir Bob Hepple QC, Chairman, Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Dr Bronwyn Parry, Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Carole McCartney, Project Manager of Working Group and Lecturer in Criminal Law, University of Leeds

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics briefed the media on the launch of a working group which will examine the ethics around the forensic use of DNA. This includes the National DNA database, which has been a topic of controversy in the media in recent times.