A shocking 13,000 killers, paedophiles and rapists are missing from the national DNA database, it emerged last night.
The convicts, all of whom are at liberty, may have been able to get away with further crimes because of the gaping hole in the system.
Home Secretary Theresa May told MPs she had asked police to track down the murderers and sex attackers to obtain DNA samples.
But chief constables, who have complained about a shortage of funding, refused to give a blanket promise that they would succeed. The Association of Chief Police Officers said only that forces would ‘consider diverting resources’ to the mission.
Mrs May ordered a trawl of the DNA database after the Tories came to power last year. This uncovered 13,000 cases, dating back to 1974, where serious criminals did not have DNA taken.
Labour repeatedly changed the law to allow for DNA to be taken from innocent citizens. However no attention was paid to those convicted of grievous crimes before the database was established in 1995.
A law providing police with the power to take DNA samples for historic convictions was passed only in 2010.
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