Part 9: Miscellaneous and general provisions Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Section 250: Power to develop compliance systems etc.
This section enables the Secretary of State to develop, provide, maintain or improve apparatus, systems, facilities and services to help the Secretary of State, another public authority or any other person to comply with the Act.
	This power could be used, for example, to develop systems to be used by telecommunication operators in complying with obligations under the act or systems to be used by public authorities to acquire communications data. Such systems can operate in respect of multiple powers under the Act.
	This section also allows the Secretary of State to achieve the same thing by entering into financial arrangements with any other, such as providing financial assistance.