Already 412,670 youngsters under 15 have their genetic profiles stored.
Once 15 to 17-year-olds are added, the total rises to an astonishing 1.1 million, according to Freedom of Information replies revealed yesterday.'
There is a certain section of the community - the leftwing, so-called libertarians - which is scandalised by these statistics.
They are fools and should be ignored as they will only consider the figures from a criminal-friendly viewpoint.
The really disturbing feature is how vast the numbers of young criminals are in this do-what-the-hell-you-like-there-aren't-any-consequences society of ours.