Commentary on Sections Retention, destruction and use of fingerprints and samples etc Section 19: Material subject to the International Criminal Court Act 2001
66.Fingerprints and samples may be taken from a person under Schedule 4 to the International Criminal Court Act 2001 if the International Criminal Court requests assistance in obtaining evidence of the identity of a person (who will usually be a person suspected of committing an “ICC crime” such as genocide or war crimes). Section 19 amends Schedule 4 to make provision about the retention and destruction of material taken under that Schedule, so that all material must be destroyed within six months of it being transferred to the International Criminal Court, or, if later, as soon as it has fulfilled the purposes for which it was taken.