F1SCHEDULEFurther provision about Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
Powers of inspectors regarding documents
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(1)
An inspector may for the purposes of an inspection under this Act—
(a)
require documents to be produced;
(b)
inspect, copy or take away any documents produced;
(c)
require an explanation to be given of any document produced;
(d)
require any other information to be provided.
(2)
A reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the production of a document includes a reference to the production of—
(a)
a legible and intelligible copy of information recorded otherwise than in legible form, or
(b)
information in a form from which it can readily be produced in legible and intelligible form.
(3)
A person exercising the power under sub-paragraph (1) to inspect documents—
(a)
is entitled to have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and associated apparatus or material that is or has been in use in connection with the documents in question;
(b)
may require—
(i)
the person by whom or on whose behalf the computer is or has been used, or
(ii)
any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material,
to afford him such reasonable assistance as he may require.