§ 40. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what length of time elapses between the time a fingerprint is submitted to the Criminal Record Office and its identification.
§ Sir F. SoskiceThe search for a complete set of prints can take between six and thirty minutes; the search for a single print in the single collection can take between ten mintues and five hours. The time taken to search for a single print through the main collection, which consists of sets of ten prints, will depend on a number of factors and may vary widely.