# Police and Justice Act 2006, Paragraph 6


(1) The crime and disorder committee of a local authority or a sub-committee of such a committee—
(a) may require members or officers of the authority to attend before it to answer questions;
(b) may invite other persons to attend meetings of the committee.
(2) A member or officer of a local authority shall comply with any requirement made under sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(3) A person is not obliged by sub-paragraph (2) to answer any question that he would be entitled to refuse to answer in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/48/schedule/8/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-justice-act-2006/schedule-8/paragraph-6
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