Section 63Q Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

Section 63Q of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is about Destruction of copies of section 63D material. It provides as follows:

(1)If fingerprints are required by section 63D to be destroyed, any copies of the fingerprints held by the police must also be destroyed.

(2)If a DNA profile is required by that section to be destroyed, no copy may be retained by the police except in a form which does not include information which identifies the person to whom the DNA profile relates.

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