Section 51A Duty to co-operate with CommissionerF1
The Commissioner may request a relevant person to co-operate with the Commissioner in any way that the Commissioner considers necessary for the purposes of the Commissioner’s functions.
A relevant person must comply with a request made to the person under this section, so far as it is appropriate and reasonably practicable for the person to do so.
In this section “relevant person” means a person who is not an individual and is subject to the duty in section 5(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (duty to provide services in accordance with the code issued under section 2 of that Act).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 51A inserted (29.1.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 22(4), 81(2) (with s. 32); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 2(d)
Notes on Part 3B
Textual amendments
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Pt. 3 Ch. 3 renumbered as Pt. 3B (13.8.2026) by Victims and Courts Act 2026 (c. 19), s. 18(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3); S.I. 2026/918, reg. 2(b)(ii)
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Pt. 3B heading inserted (13.8.2026) by Victims and Courts Act 2026 (c. 19), s. 18(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3); S.I. 2026/918, reg. 2(b)(ii)