# The Authorised Investigators (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2026, Regulation 53: Special procedure: duty to provide information to Minister


In a case where the Director General or person investigating has made a severity assessment under regulation 48, the person investigating must provide the Minister with such information in that person’s possession as the Minister may reasonably request for the purpose of determining whether—
(a) the person concerned should have, or should continue to have, their authorisation as an authorised investigator suspended; or
(b) in relation to a person concerned who has been—
(i) seconded to or within the Cabinet Office and authorised to serve as an authorised investigator; or
(ii) engaged and authorised to serve as an authorised investigator under any other temporary arrangement with or within the Cabinet Office,
the secondment or temporary arrangement of the person concerned, and their connected authorisation as an authorised investigator, should cease to have effect, or continue to have no effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1098/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/authorised-investigators-complaints-and-misconduct-regulations-2026/regulation-53
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