# Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 115A: Provost Marshal's duty in relation to independence of investigations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to each service police force.
(2) The Provost Marshal of the force has a duty, owed to the Defence Council, to seek to ensure that all investigations carried out by the force are free from improper interference.
(2A) The Provost Marshal for serious crime has a duty, owed to the Defence Council, to seek to ensure that all investigations carried out by the tri-service serious crime unit are free from improper interference.
(3) “Improper interference” includes, in particular, any attempt by a person who is not a service policeman to direct an investigation which is being carried out by the force or (as the case may be) the unit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/115A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-115A
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