Guidance

Storage, retention and destruction of records and materials seized for forensic examination

This document sets out the requirements regarding the storage, retention and destruction of records and materials that have been seized for forensic examination.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 31 January 2019

This publication was withdrawn on 7 September 2021

This guidance has been updated and is now provided on the Forensic Capability Network (FCN) Website https://www.fcn.police.uk.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Storage, retention and destruction of records and materials seized for forensic examination

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Details

This guidance has been agreed between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR), who will refer to it in their codes of practice and conduct.

Published 31 January 2019