HL Deb 11 October 1999 vol 605 c17WA
Lord Norton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether copies are made when police take fingerprints; and, if so, whether in all cases these copies are destroyed when the original prints are destroyed. [HL3858]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The police may take copies of fingerprints. Where destruction is required, it must include any copies as well as the originals.