Legislation – Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025
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Part 1Functions exercisable on behalf of public authorities
Chapter 4Methods of recovery
Recovery from bank accounts etc
31Further information notices
(1)
For the purposes of determining whether to revoke or vary a direct deduction order, the Minister may give a bank a notice (a “further information notice”) requiring the bank—
(a)
to give the Minister statements for an account held by the liable person covering—
(i)
the 3 months immediately before the notice was given, or
(ii)
such longer period, ending immediately before the notice was given, as may be specified in the notice;
(2)
Subsections (6) to (8) and (11) of section 19 apply in relation to a further information notice as they apply in relation to a notice under that section.
(3)
Before giving a further information notice to a bank requiring statements to be given in respect of a joint account, the Minister must notify each account holder other than the liable person—
(a)
that the notice will be given, and
(b)
of the effect of the notice.
(4)
A further information notice may be given to the bank before, at the same time as or after the Minister complies with section 29(3).