Protection of Freedoms Bill

I venture to disagree. The figures that I gave were Home Office figures produced for the Minister in July 2010. The point that I am making, which I think is valid, is that the retention of DNA could potentially, in a number of cases, prevent repeat offences. That is why the hon. Member for Shipley supports the amendment, and why my hon. Friends agree with what I have said. As I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), it is sometimes a case of making a balanced judgment. We make judgments as Ministers, and the ““six years”” judgment was the one that we made within the envelope that was available to us. I believe that it was the right judgment, and my amendments—which I accept are flawed—were tabled so that we could debate the principle again.