# National Security Act 2023, Paragraph 24: Fingerprints and relevant physical data: further provision

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If fingerprints or relevant physical data are required by paragraph 19 to be destroyed, any copies of the fingerprints or relevant physical data held by a police force must also be destroyed.
(2) If a DNA profile is required by that paragraph to be destroyed, no copy may be retained by a police force except in a form which does not include information which identifies the person to whom the DNA profile relates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/6/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-6/paragraph-24
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