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Section 63I: Retention of material: persons convicted of a recordable offence

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (1984 c. 60)

(1) This section applies, subject to subsection (3), to—

(a) section 63D material which—

(i) relates to a person who is convicted of a recordable offence, and

(ii) was taken (or, in the case of a DNA profile, derived from a sample taken) in connection with the investigation of the offence, or

(b) material taken under section 61(6) or 63(3B) which relates to a person who is convicted of a recordable offence.

(2) The material may be retained indefinitely.

(3) This section does not apply to section 63D material to which section 63K applies.

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk as captured on 2026-07-13. Statute is amended over time — check the source below for the version in force. This is a reference, not legal advice.
View s.63I on legislation.gov.uk
s.63H Retention of section 63D material: persons arrested for or charged with a minor offences.63IA Retention of material: persons convicted of an offence outside England and Wales after taking of section 63D material

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