Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 15/12/2011

[F1 SCHEDULE 2A U.K. Fingerprinting and samples: power to require attendance at police station

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (prosp.) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 6(2), 59

Part 1 U.K. Fingerprinting

Valid from 13/05/2014

Persons arrested and released] U.K.

[F2 1 (1) A constable may require a person to attend a police station for the purpose of taking his fingerprints under section 61(5A). E+W

(2) The power under sub-paragraph (1) above may not be exercised in a case falling within [F3 section 61(5A)(b)(i) ] (fingerprints taken on previous occasion insufficient etc ) after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which the appropriate officer was informed that section 61(3A)(a) or (b) applied.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2) above “ appropriate officer ” means the officer investigating the offence for which the person was arrested. ]

[F4 (4) The power under sub-paragraph (1) above may not be exercised in a case falling within section 61(5A)(b)(ii) (fingerprints destroyed where investigation interrupted) after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which the investigation was resumed.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2A inserted (E.W.) (7.3.2011 except for the insertion of Sch. 2A paras. 4, 12) by Crime and Security Act 2010 (c. 17), ss. 6(2), 59(1); S.I. 2011/414, art. 2(d)

F3 Words in Sch. 2A para. 1(2) substituted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 86(2)(a) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(e)

F4 Sch. 2A para. 1(4) inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 11 para. 86(2)(b) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 23(e)