Care workers in England have to be double vaccinated by November 11th if they wish to retain their jobs, regardless of why they are in that position. (Bear with me, this has relevance to what I'm about to propose.) The police in England and Wales now routinely take DNA samples from anyone aged ten or over who has been arrested in connection with any recordable offence: no consent is sought, and a 'no' will be ignored in all but the most limited of circumstances. Until relatively recently, these were not disposed of in cases where a person was found not guilty/charges were dropped etc.
My proposal might be considered rather radical, illiberal or another word of that sort, but I believe they are not only highly desirable but completely necessary if trust in the police is to be regained, particularly by women and city dwellers. It is that every individual, male, female or other who attains the position of Police Constable has, as a condition of employment, to have their DNA taken in a controlled environment, to be stored on a separate database linked to the national DNA database, and kept for an agreed number of years, beyond the period of their likely employment. Any refusal to comply would render their employment in the role null and void, as there is no legitimate medical reason for non-compliance. If any police forces still take on officers straight to a higher rank than Constable, then it would apply to them as well. The DNA, once sampled, would have to be compared to the general national database, which might well both prevent some unsavory types being taken on and, no doubt, some previously unsolved crimes being solved. The requirement would apply to BTC, Ports, Atomic Energy forces etc too.
That's my idea: I somehow foresee it being torn to bits by some, maybe many, on here but I regard it as having merit. Please forgive me if I take a little while to come back, but my best friend died at the weekend and I have to go into hospital for a procedure within a few days too. Just wanted to float it before I go to bed.