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http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=12367New powers to take foreigners DNATuesday, March 09, 2010 The government has agreed to amend a key bill so that police can record the fingerprints and DNA of any foreigner in the UK who has been convicted of a crime abroad.
Crime minister David Hanson said he had tabled the amendment to the Crime and Security Bill after debate with the Conservative shadow home affairs minister James Brokenshire.
In a letter to Brokenshire, Hanson said he initially thought any criminals trying to enter the UK would be stopped at the border by the UK Borders Agency (UKBA). But he said he acknowledged Brokenshire's point that there may be some foreign nationals temporarily in the UK "to whom these powers may be usefully applied".
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