[F163HRetention of section 63D material: persons arrested for or charged with a minor offenceE+W
(1)This section applies to section 63D material which—
(a)relates to a person who—
(i)is arrested for or charged with a recordable offence other than a qualifying offence,
(ii)if arrested for or charged with more than one offence arising out of a single course of action, is not also arrested for or charged with a qualifying offence, and
(iii)is not convicted of the offence or offences in respect of which the person is arrested or charged, and
(b)was taken (or, in the case of a DNA profile, derived from a sample taken) in connection with the investigation of the offence or offences in respect of which the person is arrested or charged.
(2)If the person has previously been convicted of a recordable offence which is not an excluded offence, the material may be retained indefinitely.
(3)In this section “excluded offence” has the meaning given by section 63F (11).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 63H inserted (31.10.2013) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 4, 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2013/1814, art. 2(a)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)