s 63H Retention of section 63D material: persons arrested for or charged with a minor offence
(1) This section applies to section 63D material which— (a) relates to a person who— (i) is arrested for or charged with a recordable offence other than a qualifying offence, (ii) if arrested for or charged with more than one offence arising out of a single course of action, is not also arrested for or charged with a qualifying offence, and (iii) is not convicted of the offence or offences in respect of which the person is arrested or charged, 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 or offences in respect of which the person is arrested or charged. (2) If the person has previously been convicted of a recordable offence which is not an excluded offence, the material may be retained indefinitely. (2A) In subsection (2), the reference to a recordable offence includes an offence under the law of a country or territory outside England and Wales where the act constituting the offence would constitute a recordable offence if done in England and Wales (whether or not it constituted such an offence when the person was convicted). (3) In this section “ excluded offence ” has the meaning given by section 63F(11) (read with section 63F(12)) .