Petitions/Allow the Police to use the public genealogy databases to investigate cold cases
StatusClosed
Opened28 Jan 2025
Closes28 Jul 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want law enforcement agencies to be given permission and access to the public genetic genealogy databases; to investigate cold cases.

Research shows there are several thousand unsolved killings across the UK. Investigative Genetic Genealogy has had major success in solving over 600 cases in the USA. We think this could potentially help UK police solve hundreds of cold cases and unidentified bodies, bringing closure and justice to desperate families. We think it's also an opportunity to remove violent offenders from our streets.

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Derek Twigg
1Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
56
Sarah Hall
2Sarah Hall MP
Warrington South
13
Jo Platt
3Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
11
Charlotte Nichols
4Charlotte Nichols MP
Warrington North
11
Sarah Pochin
5Sarah Pochin MP
Runcorn and Helsby
10
David Williams
6David Williams MP
Stoke-on-Trent North
6
Andrew Ranger
7Andrew Ranger MP
Wrexham
4
Tristan Osborne
8Tristan Osborne MP
Chatham and Aylesford
3
Justin Madders
9Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
3
Dame Angela Eagle
10Dame Angela Eagle MP
Wallasey
3