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Paternity testing: DNA profile from criminal investigations cannot be used (Court of Appeal)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 2-599-3687 (Approx. 4 pages)

Paternity testing: DNA profile from criminal investigations cannot be used (Court of Appeal)

X and The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Z (children) and another [2015] EWCA Civ 34 concerned whether the DNA profile of a putative father taken during criminal investigations could be disclosed to the local authority and used for paternity testing.

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Resource ID 2-599-3687
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Published on 10-Feb-2015
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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