Section 64ZC Destruction of data relating to a person subject to a control orderF1

has no previous convictions or only one exempt conviction, and

is subject to a control order.

fingerprints taken from the person, or

a DNA profile derived from a DNA sample taken from the person.

in England and Wales or Northern Ireland of a recordable offence, or

in Scotland of an offence which is punishable by imprisonment,

a person has no previous convictions if the person has not previously been convicted—

if the person has been previously convicted of a recordable offence in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the conviction is exempt if it is in respect of a recordable offence other than a qualifying offence, committed when the person is aged under 18.

a person is to be treated as having been convicted of an offence if—

if a person is convicted of more than one offence arising out of a single course of action, those convictions are to be treated as a single conviction.

“recordable offence” has, in relation to a conviction in Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, and

“qualifying offence” has, in relation to a conviction in respect of a recordable offence committed in Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 53A of that Order.