Petition PE482 is by Douglas J Keil on behalf of the Scottish Police Federation and calls on the Parliament to take the necessary steps to make it compulsory for assailants and others who have exposed or potentially exposed police officers to a risk of infection to submit to a blood test or tests, the results of which will be made available to the police officer should he so wish; and to take the necessary steps to amend the Data Protection Act 1998 so that the results of those tests may be retained on the police national computer.At its meeting on 25 June 2003, the committee agreed to write again to the Executive asking that it keep the committee informed of any progress in relation to the scope and outcome of its proposed consultation on the matter, and urging it to resolve the matter as soon as practicable, given the seriousness of the issues.Reminders dated 5 January 2004 and 7...