SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Taking of fingerprints or non-intimate samples
1Nomination of court to supervise taking of evidence
1
Where the Secretary of State receives a request from the ICC for assistance in obtaining evidence as to the identity of a person, he may nominate a court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland to supervise the taking of the person’s fingerprints or a non-intimate sample (or both).
2
He shall not do so unless—
a
he is satisfied that other means of identification have been tried and have proved inconclusive, and
b
he has notified the ICC of that fact and the ICC has signified that it wishes to proceed with the request.