The Act Commentary on Sections Part 1: Regulation of biometric data Section 10: Material given voluntarily
96.Section 10 inserts new section 63N into PACE, which provides for section 63D material that has been given voluntarily to be destroyed as soon as it has fulfilled the purpose for which it was taken, unless the individual is previously or subsequently convicted of a recordable offence, in which case it can be retained indefinitely (new section 63N(3)).