Legislation – Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025
Part 1Functions exercisable on behalf of public authorities
Chapter 6General
70Record of exercise of functions
(1)
An authorised investigator or authorised officer must keep a written record of each exercise of a power in subsection (3) by that investigator or officer.
(2)
The record relating to a particular exercise of a power must state—
(a)
the name of the authorised investigator or authorised officer,
(b)
the power which was exercised,
(c)
the date on which the power was exercised, and
(d)
the reason the power was exercised.
(3)
The powers are—
(a)
the power to issue an information notice under section 3,
(b)
the power to apply for or execute a warrant under section 8(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) that is conferred by virtue of section 7,
(c)
the power to obtain access to material under section 9(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1984 Act that is conferred by virtue of section 7,
(d)
the powers under section 19 of the 1984 Act (general power of seizure etc) that are conferred by virtue of section 7,
(e)
the power to apply for an order under section 8,
(f)
the power to give a recovery notice under section 11,
(g)
the power to apply for a recovery order under section 16,
(h)
the power to make a direct deduction order under section 17,
(i)
the power to make a deduction from earnings order under section 39, and
(j)
the power to impose a penalty under section 51.