Policy paper

Custody images: review of their use and retention

Sets out the findings from our review into the use and retention of custody images.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 24 February 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Review of the use and retention of custody images

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Details

This document sets out the findings of our review into how police forces use, store and delete custody photographs.

Custody images are a standard feature of everyday policing. The review proposes giving individuals the facility (if they have not been convicted) to apply to chief officers of police forces to have their custody image deleted.

Published 24 February 2017