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After section 63J of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (for which see section 6) insert—
(1)This section applies to section 63D material which—
(a)relates to a person who—
(i)is convicted of a recordable offence other than a qualifying offence,
(ii)has not previously been convicted of a recordable offence, and
(iii)is aged under 18 at the time of the offence, 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.
(2)Where the person is given a relevant custodial sentence of less than 5 years in respect of the offence, the material may be retained until the end of the period consisting of the term of the sentence plus 5 years.
(3)Where the person is given a relevant custodial sentence of 5 years or more in respect of the offence, the material may be retained indefinitely.
(4)Where the person is given a sentence other than a relevant custodial sentence in respect of the offence, the material may be retained until—
(a)in the case of fingerprints, the end of the period of 5 years beginning with the date on which the fingerprints were taken, and
(b)in the case of a DNA profile, the end of the period of 5 years beginning with—
(i)the date on which the DNA sample from which the profile was derived was taken, or
(ii)if the profile was derived from more than one DNA sample, the date on which the first of those samples was taken.
(5)But if, before the end of the period within which material may be retained by virtue of this section, the person is again convicted of a recordable offence, the material may be retained indefinitely.
(6)In this section, “relevant custodial sentence” means any of the following—
(a)a custodial sentence within the meaning of section 76 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000;
(b)a sentence of a period of detention and training (excluding any period of supervision) which a person is liable to serve under an order under section 211 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 or a secure training order.”
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I1S. 7 in force at 31.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1814, art. 2(a) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2013/1813)
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