Part 3: Policing and investigation Chapter 2: Investigation of incidents by statutory inspectors Section 69: Appointment of additional persons to exercise investigatory powers
Subsection (1) permits the Secretary of State to make regulations requiring or permitting an inspector to appoint a person to conduct or participate in an investigation. This includes conferring powers of an inspector for the purposes of an investigation. For example, this would allow for an aspect of an investigation to be delegated to a person with a particular expertise, such as a Forensic Collision Investigator, or where an investigation is required but the geographical area and timing would preclude an inspector from attending.
	Subsection (2) confirms that a person who is given functions by regulations under this section is to exercise them on behalf of the Crown. This means that a person is to be taken as an officer of the Crown for the purposes of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 . 2