# Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, Paragraph 9: Retention of evidence etc

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

(1) A thing obtained under this Schedule in connection with a terrorism protection investigation may be retained by the Security Industry Authority for so long as is necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
(2) But a thing may not be retained if a copy, photograph or other recording of the thing would be sufficient for the purposes of the investigation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/10/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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