C/Supt Serge Côté at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On December 11th, 2017. See this statement in context.

December 11th, 2017 / 4:10 p.m.

Director General, Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services, Specialized Policing Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

C/Supt Serge Côté

I can take that question, Ms. Thompson.

As part of its internal policies, the RCMP keeps the information in the National Criminal Records Repository for 125 years. This is because various government agencies frequently request information from the RCMP for statistical research. It does not have any impact on

in terms of enforcing the law.

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