Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

Obtaining buccal sample from suspect who is child or was child when offence for which suspect may not be lawfully prosecuted committed - Obtaining buccal sample from suspect

24I: Buccal sample to be forwarded to approved agency as soon as practicable

You could also call this:

"Police must send your buccal sample to a trusted agency quickly."

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If a buccal sample is taken from you, the Police must send it to an approved agency as soon as possible. The Police have to do this after they take the sample. They must send it to an agency that is allowed to receive these samples.

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24H: Withdrawal of consent, or

"You can change your mind about giving a bodily sample at any time before it happens."

24J: Authority to take bodily sample from person of or over 18 years arrested or intended to be charged with imprisonable offence or offence listed in Part 3 of Schedule 1, or

"Police can take a bodily sample from you if you're 18 or older and suspected of a serious crime."

Part 2AObtaining buccal sample from suspect who is child or was child when offence for which suspect may not be lawfully prosecuted committed
Obtaining buccal sample from suspect

24IBuccal sample to be forwarded to approved agency as soon as practicable

If a buccal sample is taken as a result of a Part 2A request, the Police must ensure that the buccal sample is forwarded to an approved agency as soon as is practicable after it is taken.

Notes

Section 24I: inserted, on 15 April 2004, by section 19 of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 113).