Section 51 provides that the Secretary of State may by written notice require an accredited conformity assessment body or a person included in the DVS register to provide information that the Secretary of State reasonably requires with respect to the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions under this Part.
	Subsection (2) sets out that the written notice must explain why the information is required and subsection (3) makes further provision about what may be contained in the written notice.
	Subsection (4) makes clear that the written notice must provide information about the consequences of failing to comply with the notice.
	Subsection (5) enables the Secretary of State to cancel a written notice under this section.
	Subsection (6) sets out that the disclosure of information requested by the Secretary of State does not breach any duty of confidence owed by the organisation disclosing information, or any other restriction on the disclosure of information.
	Subsection (7) sets out that the disclosure of information requested by the Secretary of State must not infringe restrictions under sections 46, 47 or 48 of this Part, the data protection legislation or specified sections of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, although the power to disclose information under this section is to be taken into account in deciding whether the disclosure would breach the data protection legislation.
	Subsections (8) to (11) place certain limitations on the information which the Secretary of State may require the organisation to provide under a written notice. Subsection (12) defines the term "the data protection legislation" for the purpose of this section.
Part 2: Digital Verification Services Supplementary Section 51: Power of Secretary of State to require information