PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Make DNA testing compulsory of every deceased person to solve unsolved crimes
New law: • DNA mouth swab taken from every person who dies • Checked once against unsolved crimes • No match = destroyed immediately • Cost paid by the Government • Could solve thousands of cold cases • Put victims first
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 112/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 112/100,000
Background
I bring this petition because too many families still suffer in silence after unsolved murders, rapes and disappearances. Parents can wait a lifetime to bury their child; children grow old without answers. Every year offenders die peacefully while victims’ families are denied the truth. A simple DNA swab taken after death — potentially costing pennies — could finally give them closure. We feel this is basic British fairness: putting grieving victims first.