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<Text>The Commissioner may, in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions—</Text>
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<Text>work with a person mentioned in <InternalLink Ref="section-6-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/12/section/6/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/12/section/6/2/enacted">subsection (2)</InternalLink>, on such terms as may be agreed with the person,</Text>
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<Text>when requested by such a person, provide assistance to the person,</Text>
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<Text>consult such a person.</Text>
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<Text>The persons are—</Text>
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