Legislation – Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
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Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Section 144 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 November 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- s. 102(2)(ba) inserted by 2022 c. 32 Sch. 11 para. 35(2)(a)
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 102(2)(ba) inserted by 2022 c. 32 Sch. 11 para. 35(2)(a)
PART 11Policing etc
Personal samples and DNA profiles
144Power to take further fingerprints or non-intimate samples
(1)
In section 61 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (fingerprinting)—
(a)
“but
(i)
subsection (3A)(a) or (b) above applies, or
(ii)
subsection (5C) below applies.”;
(b)
“(5C)
This subsection applies where—
(a)
the investigation was discontinued but subsequently resumed, and
(b)
before the resumption of the investigation the fingerprints were destroyed pursuant to section 63D(3) below.”
(2)
In section 63 of that Act (non-intimate samples)—
(a)
“(iii)
subsection (3AA) below applies.”;
(b)
“insufficient, or
(iii)
subsection (3AA) below applies; or”;
(c)
“(3AA)
This subsection applies where the investigation was discontinued but subsequently resumed, and before the resumption of the investigation—
(a)
any DNA profile derived from the sample was destroyed pursuant to section 63D(3) below, and
(b)
the sample itself was destroyed pursuant to section 63R(4), (5) or (12) below.”