HC Deb 15 May 1984 vol 60 cc297-8

Amendments made: No. 67, in page 53, line 20, at end insert— '(1 A) Consent to the taking of a non–intimate sample must be given in writing.'.

No. 168, in page 53, line 35, at end insert—

'(4A) Where—

  1. (a) an authorisation has been given; and
  2. (b) it is proposed that a non–intimate sample shall be taken in pursuance of the authorisation,
 an officer shall inform the person from whom the sample is to be taken—
  1. (i) of the giving of the authorisation; and
  2. (ii) of the grounds for giving it.
 (4B) The duty imposed by subsection (4A)(ii) above includes a duty to state the nature of the offence in which it is suspected that the person from whom the sample is to be taken has been involved. (4C) if a non–intimate sample is taken from a person by virtue of subsection (2) above—
  1. (a) the authorisation by virtue of which it was taken; and
  2. (b) the grounds for giving the authorisation,
 shall be recorded as soon as is practicable after the sample is taken.'

No. 169, in page 53, line 36, leave out subsection (5). —[Mr. Mellor.]

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