(1)The Secretary of State may appoint a person to inquire into a matter connected with the Police Force.
(2)The Secretary of State may require a person appointed under this section to conduct the inquiry in public or in private.
(3)A person appointed under this section may summon a person to attend at a specified time and place—
(a)to give evidence;
(b)to produce a document.
(4)Where the Secretary of State receives a report of an inquiry under this section he shall, in so far as he thinks it in the public interest, publish a summary of the report.
(5)In the application of this section to an inquiry held in Scotland subsection (3) shall have effect as if for “summon” there were substituted “ cite ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 60 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(qq)