2(1)An authorised person may take any steps which are reasonably necessary for—U.K.
(a)photographing the detained person,
(b)measuring him, or
(c)identifying him.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “authorised person” means any of the following—
(a)a constable,
(b)a prison officer,
(c)a person authorised by the Secretary of State, and
(d)in the case of a person detained under Schedule 7, an examining officer F1....
(3)This paragraph does not confer the power to take—
(a)fingerprints, non-intimate samples or intimate samples (within the meaning given by paragraph 15 below), or
(b)relevant physical data or samples as mentioned in section 18 of the M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 as applied by paragraph 20 below.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(d) omitted (31.7.2014) by virtue of Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1), Sch. 9 para. 5(3) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/1916, art. 3(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 8 para. 2 extended (N.I.) (8.4.2003) by Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6), ss. 30, 31, Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 21
C2Sch. 8 paras. 1(6), 2, 6-9, 16-19 applied (with modifications) (11.3.2005) by Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c. 2), s. 5(8)
Marginal Citations