Part 8: Oversight arrangements Chapter 1: Investigatory Powers Commissioner and other Judicial Commissioners Section 235: Investigation and information powers
This section ensures that the Judicial Commissioners have access to the information necessary to carry out the Commissioners' oversight role effectively. The section does this by requiring people to provide a Judicial Commissioner with all the information and documents that the Commissioner may need. People must also provide the Commissioner with any assistance they may need when carrying out investigations, inspections or audits. This section does not limit what such assistance may include, but makes clear that it includes providing access to technical systems.
	The duties to provide information and assistance applies very widely. The persons to whom these obligations apply include anyone working for a public authority, telecommunications and postal operators who are subject to obligations under this Act and anyone who is or may be required to provide assistance under the Act.