Material disclosable in connection with a criminal investigation
27(1)Paragraphs 19 to 26 do not apply to material relating to a detained person which is, or may become, disclosable under—
(a)the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, or
(b)a code of practice prepared under section 23 of that Act and in operation by virtue of an order under section 25 of that Act.
(2)A sample that—
(a)falls within sub-paragraph (1), and
(b)but for that sub-paragraph would be required to be destroyed under paragraph 25,
must not be used other than for the purposes of any proceedings for the offence in connection with which the sample was taken.
(3)A sample that once fell within sub-paragraph (1) but no longer does, and so becomes a sample to which paragraph 25 applies, must be destroyed immediately if the time specified for its destruction under that paragraph has already passed.