Report Summary
Issued 27 July 2023, this FOI response advises that information on the number of familial searches of the National DNA database undertaken by Forensic Services is not held by the Scottish Police Authority.
Response
The Scottish Police Authority does not hold the information you have requested. Therefore, this represents a notice in terms of Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
The SPA Forensic Services Operating System does not identify when SPA Forensic Services has used the National DNA Database for familial searches.
