A one-year-old baby is among thousands of children who have had their DNA taken by police officers in Wales.
A total of 5,561 kids were swabbed by Wales’ four forces as part of their investigations since 2010. These included a one-year-old last year, a two-year-old in 2010, a seven-year-old in 2011, an eight-year-old in 2012 and a nine-year-old in 2011.
Nick Pickles is director of privacy and civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch.
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He said: “I’m stunned that someone thought it was acceptable to take a DNA sample from a one-year-old baby. On what possible grounds is that reasonable or necessary?
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