Do you approve of widening the police's ability to take DNA swabs?

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Police will have wider powers to take DNA samples, under a law passed by Parliament today in the face of strong opposition from the Green Party.

The provisions of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill will be introduced in stages.

The first stage allows police to take samples from people charged with a range of serious offences, wider than the present category.

Do you approve of widening the police's ability to take DNA swabs?