# The Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023, Regulation 44: Failure to comply with information notice


(1) Where a person who has received an information notice under regulation 43 fails to comply with the notice, the Commissioner may certify the failure—
(a) if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the premises on which the material is held are located in a part of the United Kingdom, to any court of law in that part of the United Kingdom which has power to commit for contempt;
(b) otherwise to the High Court in England and Wales.
(2) A person fails to comply with an information notice where they—
(a) fail or refuse to provide the information required by the notice; or
(b) knowingly or recklessly provide information in response to the notice that is false in a material respect.
(3) The court of law in the part of the United Kingdom where the premises are located or the High Court may then inquire into the matter and, after hearing any witness who may be produced against or on behalf of the person, and after hearing any statement offered in defence, deal with the person as if the person had committed a contempt of court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348245073/regulation/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-service-police-complaints-etc-regulations-2023/regulation-44
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