Part IV Police Powers

Powers of police to take body samples

54 Powers of police to take intimate body samples.

1

Section 62 of the M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (regulation of taking of intimate samples) shall be amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

1A

An intimate sample may be taken from a person who is not in police detention but from whom, in the course of the investigation of an offence, two or more non-intimate samples suitable for the same means of analysis have been taken which have proved insufficient—

a

if a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent authorises it to be taken; and

b

if the appropriate consent is given.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

after the word “authorisation” there shall be inserted the words “ under subsection (1) or (1A) above ”; and

b

in paragraph (a), for the words “serious arrestable offence” there shall be substituted the words “ recordable offence ”.

4

In subsection (3), after the words “subsection (1)” there shall be inserted the words “ or (1A) ”.

5

In subsection (9)—

a

for the words “or saliva” there shall be substituted the words “ or a dental impression ”; and

b

at the end there shall be inserted the words “ and a dental impression may only be taken by a registered dentist ”.