The types of information processed includes names, dates of birth, gender and ethnicity

A section marked: “type of personal data to be shared” by police with the government includes various types of criminal convictions, but also listed is the age a person first appeared as a victim, including for domestic violence, and the age a person was when they first had contact with police.

Also to be shared – and listed under “special categories of personal data” - are “health markers which are expected to have significant predictive power”, such as data relating to mental health, addiction, suicide and vulnerability, and self-harm, as well as disability.

I didn’t think it was possible for me to hate a country this much. On the bright side, this will reduce trust in the police as people begin to catch on that literally having contact with the police could have you marked for life.