Section 320 — Requests for investigative assistance

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2025-01-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Subsection (2) makes provision about requests from O for the purposes of section 319(1)(a).

(2) A request from O to R for R to assist O must—

(a) be made in writing,

(b) describe the matter in respect of which R’s assistance is requested, and

(c) include details of any penalty or sanction that could be imposed as a result of the carrying out by O of the functions in respect of which R’s assistance is requested.