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R (Marper and another) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire and another

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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R (Marper and another) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire and another
   
Issue: Whether s81 Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (which provides that fingerprints and DNA samples may be retained after an acquittal) is incompatible with Arts 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights
   
Court: House of Lords
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2004] UKHL 39
   
Judge(s): Lord Steyn, Lord Rodger, Baroness Hale, Lord Carswell, Lord Brown
   
Date: 22 July 2004