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UK: DNA supplied by public to trace their ancestry should be available to police, according to majority of Britons

"DNA that the public supply to private firms to trace their ancestry should be available to police investigating crimes, says a majority of Britons."
"DNA that the public supply to private firms to trace their ancestry should be available to police investigating crimes, says a majority of Britons."

See: DNA supplied by public to trace their ancestry should be available to police, according to majority of Britons (The Telegraph, link):

“Some 55 per cent of people believe that the police should be able to access the DNA records of people held in private databases, according to a YouGov poll of 1,621 adults.

About one in 20 (five per cent) of Britons, equivalent to around 2.5 million people, told researchers they had used a DNA test kit, with a further eight per cent, saying they planned to do so in the future.”