... regulated, ensures the accuracy and reliability of evidence, helping to prevent a miscarriage of justice. Section 9 of PACE Act clearly states that fingerprints must not be taken without consent, as this is in breach of that person's human rights. However, revisions of the PACE Act in 2003 now state that fingerprints can be taken without permission if they are already being detained at a police station due to their arrest, warning, caution or reprimand for a criminal offence, and only if this process has not already been undertaken during the course of the investigation, as the police can then identify the person they are dealing with, in case they have been provided with a false name or the person refuses to give their name. Furthermore, if previous fingerprints are not substantial for further investigation and analysis, i.e. they are not deemed a full set of prints or are of poor ...

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