Section 63O Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Section 63O of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Retention of section 63D material with consent. It provides as follows:

(1)This section applies to the following material—

(a)fingerprints (other than fingerprints taken under section 61(6A)) to which section 63D applies, and

(b)a DNA profile to which section 63D applies.

(2)If the person to whom the material relates consents to material to which this section applies being retained, the material may be retained for as long as that person consents to it being retained.

(3)Consent given under this section—

(a)must be in writing, and

(b)can be withdrawn at any time.


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