What can a DNA Identification Profile be used for?
• To assist in determining familial relationships. • To safeguard the rightful heirs and ensure that they will inherit your estate through the exclusion of false claims on your inheritance. • To avoid expensive exhumations if your DNA profile is required in the future. • As a precaution for any possible future identification/verification requirements for those who work in high risk jobs e.g. in cases of kidnapping, accidental death etc. • To ensure the availability of permanently stored records. Back to top What does the DNA Sample Collection Kit contain? We provide 2 mouth swabs per applicant and labelled envelopes to place each DNA sample in after collection. Also included are step-by-step instructions on how to collect the samples and a registration & consent form. Back to top What is the consent form for? Each person providing a sample for a DNA test must give their consent for the test to be carried out. Consent is required from each person being tested before a sample can be take
• To assist in determining familial relationships. • To safeguard the rightful heirs and ensure that they will inherit your estate through the exclusion of false claims on your inheritance. • To avoid expensive exhumations if your DNA profile is required in the future. • As a precaution for any possible future identification/verification requirements for those who work in high risk jobs e.g. in cases of kidnapping, accidental death etc. • To ensure the availability of permanently stored records. Back to top What does the DNA Sample Collection Kit contain? We provide 2 mouth swabs per applicant and labelled envelopes to place each DNA sample in after collection. Also included are step-by-step instructions on how to collect the DNA samples and a registration & consent form. Back to top What is the consent form for? Each person providing a sample for a DNA test must give their consent for the test to be carried out. Consent is required from each person being tested before a DNA sample can