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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Oversight of intelligence and security agencies - Intelligence and Security Committee - Evidence

201: Attendance before Committee

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"Agency bosses must attend Committee meetings when asked"

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The Director-General of an intelligence and security agency has to go to a meeting with the Committee if they are asked to. You can think of the Director-General like the boss of the agency. The Committee is a group of people who help make sure the agency is doing its job correctly. The Committee can also ask other people to come to a meeting and answer questions or bring some documents to help with their work. When the Committee asks someone to come to a meeting or bring documents, they should give that person at least 5 working days' notice, so the person has time to get ready, this is like getting a notice to come to school on a certain day.

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Part 6Oversight of intelligence and security agencies
Intelligence and Security Committee: Evidence

201Attendance before Committee

  1. The Director-General of an intelligence and security agency must appear before the Committee if requested by the Committee.

  2. The Committee may request any person other than the Director-General of an intelligence and security agency—

  3. to attend and give evidence before the Committee; or
    1. to produce any document or other information that is relevant to the proceedings of the Committee.

      1. A request made to a person under subsection (1) or (2) must, wherever practicable, be given to that person by the Committee at least 5 working days before the date on which the person is requested—

      2. to appear; or
        1. to attend and give evidence; or
          1. to produce any document or other information.

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