Part 2: Victims of Major Incidents Functions and powers of advocates: general Section 41: Reports to the Secretary of State
This section specifies the situations in which a report will be produced by an advocate. The Secretary of State can give notice requiring an advocate to report; or an advocate can report to the Secretary of State at their own discretion. If more than one advocate has been appointed in respect of the same major incident then only the lead advocate can report in relation to the incident.