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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
75Offender reporting in person may be fingerprinted to
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75 Offender reporting in person may be fingerprinted to
confirm identity
(1) A police officer receiving a report made in person under this chapter
may take, or may authorise someone else to take, the fingerprints of
the registrable offender if the police officer—
(a) has examined all the material relating to identity provided or
presented by, or for, the offender; but
(b) is not satisfied on reasonable grounds about the identity of the
offender.
(2) A young person’s fingerprints may only be taken in the presence of—
(3) To remove any doubt, subsection (2) does not limit the people who
may be present.
(4) This section does not apply to a young person who is under 16 years
old.