Merseyside schoolchildren are being fingerprinted

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The listed Merseyside schools were unavailable for comment last night as they had closed for the summer holidays. Though the two Liverpool schools are run by the Catholic Church and the Church of England, a spokesman for Liverpool City Council said fingerprinting was "not something the authority would encourage". Executive member for education Cllr Paul Clein said the system was "frightening". He continued: "If the system was proposed for Liverpool council schools, I would not support it. "It's unnecessary. "Fingerprinting children will give them the impression they are under suspicion, as they so often are these days. They are increasingly treated as potential criminals. "This country already has the biggest DNA database. There is already enough information about people without this." Story continues ADVERTISEMENT A spokeswoman for the Department for Education and Schools said: "It's mainly an issue for local authorities. A lot of people are doing it to access libraries, others are using it for canteens and registration purposes. "It's up to the individual schools what they use it for. "Also they have responsibility for informing parents and getting consent, unless they consider a child mature enough to decide for themselves." Earlier this year, the Home Office began fingerprinting five-year-old asylum seekers at centres in Liverpool and Croydon. The initiative began following concerns that children were being registered by several families in order to claim more benefits. jessicashaughnessy@dailypost.co.uk

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