{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-12/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-12/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/32",
  "legislation_title": "National Security Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Requirement to destroy material",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to—\n(a) fingerprints taken under paragraph 1,\n(b) a DNA profile derived from a DNA sample taken under that paragraph,\n(c) relevant physical data taken or provided under paragraph 4,\n(d) a DNA profile derived from a DNA sample taken under that paragraph.\n(2) Fingerprints, relevant physical data and DNA profiles to which this paragraph applies (“paragraph 6 material”) must be destroyed if it appears to the responsible chief officer of police that the taking or providing of the material or, in the case of a DNA profile, the taking of the sample from which the DNA profile was derived, was unlawful.\n(3) In any other case, paragraph 6 material must be destroyed unless it is retained under a power conferred by paragraph 8, 9, or 11.\n(4) Paragraph 6 material that ceases to be retained under a power mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) may continue to be retained under any other such power that applies to it.\n(5) Nothing in this paragraph prevents a relevant search from being carried out, in relation to paragraph 6 material, within such time as may reasonably be required for the search if the responsible chief officer of police considers the search to be desirable.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 6 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/12/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:52:07.318384+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}