34Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices

34 Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices

(1)  The chief officer of a law enforcement agency –

(a) must ensure that every record or report obtained by use of a surveillance device by a law enforcement officer of the agency under a warrant, emergency authorisation, corresponding warrant or corresponding emergency authorisation is kept in a secure place that is not accessible to people who are not entitled to deal with the record or report; and

(b) must destroy or cause to be destroyed any record or report referred to in paragraph (a) if satisfied that it is not likely to be required in connection with a purpose referred to in section 33(4) .

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a record or report that is received into evidence in legal proceedings or disciplinary proceedings.