http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/28/section/3Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025Statute Law Database2026-04-09Expert Participation2026-04-01 Part 1Chapter 2 3 1 The Minister may require a person (“P”) to give specified information to the Minister where the Minister considers that— a it is necessary and proportionate to do so for the purpose of exercising the Minister’s functions under section 1(1)(a) to (c), and b the information relates to a person (whether or not P) whom the Minister has reasonable grounds to suspect has committed fraud against a public authority. 2 The power conferred by subsection (1) is to be exercised by giving P a notice (an “information notice”). 3 An information notice must identify (by name or description) the person suspected of having committed fraud as mentioned in subsection (1)(b). 4 An information notice must set out— a how, where and the period within which the information must be given to the Minister in order for the recipient of the notice to avoid being liable to a penalty under section 54; b information about the consequences of not complying with the notice. 5 The period mentioned in subsection (4)(a) must not be less than 10 working days beginning with the day after the day on which the information notice is given. 6 The power under this section to require P to give information to the Minister includes the power to— a take copies of or extracts from information; b require P to provide information in a specified form; c require P to retain information that P would not otherwise retain; d if any specified information is not given to the Minister, require P to state, to the best of P’s knowledge and belief, both where that information is and why it has not been given to the Minister. 7 An information notice under this section may not require the giving of— a journalistic material, or b excluded material, within the meaning of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (see sections 11 to 13 of that Act; see section 7(2)(b) of this Act for provision about production orders). 8 In this section, “specified” means— a specified, or described, in an information notice, or b falling within a category that is specified, or described, in an information notice. S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 109(1)S. 3 in force at 1.4.2026 by S.I. 2026/371, reg. 2(a)