Part V Questioning and Treatment of Persons by Police
64ZBF1Destruction of data given voluntarily
1
This section applies to—
a
fingerprints or impressions of footwear taken in connection with the investigation of an offence with the consent of the person from whom they were taken, and
b
a DNA profile derived from a DNA sample taken in connection with the investigation of an offence with the consent of the person from whom the sample was taken.
2
Material to which this section applies must be destroyed as soon as it has fulfilled the purpose for which it was taken or derived, unless it is—
a
material relating to a person who is convicted of the offence,
b
material relating to a person who has previously been convicted of a recordable offence, other than a person who has only one exempt conviction,
c
material in relation to which any of sections 64ZC to 64ZH applies, or
d
material which is not required to be destroyed by virtue of consent given under section 64ZL.
3
If material to which this section applies leads to the person to whom the material relates being arrested for or charged with an offence other than the offence under investigation—
a
the material is not required to be destroyed by virtue of this section, and
b
sections 64ZD to 64ZH have effect in relation to the material as if the material was taken (or, in the case of a DNA profile, was derived from material taken) in connection with the investigation of the offence in respect of which the person is arrested or charged.