This Section gives the Secretary of State power to obtain documents or information for any enforcement purpose. Investigatory powers are necessary to ensure that the Secretary of State and enforcement officers can fulfil their functions and have the information required to allow them to reach decisions regarding breaches of the labour market legislation listed in Part 1 of Schedule 7.
	Subsection (1) gives the Secretary of State the power to issue a notice to a person requiring them to provide information by answering questions at a meeting, to take place at a specified time and place. The Secretary of State may also require a person to provide specified information or specified documents, in each case by a specified date. "Specified" means as specified in the notice.
	Subsection (2) sets out the circumstances in which the Secretary of State may give a notice to a person. The Secretary of State must have reasonable grounds to believe that a person required to attend a meeting to answer questions is able to provide information which is necessary for any enforcement purpose. Where a person is required to provide specified information or documents, the Secretary of State must have reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary to obtain the document or information for any enforcement purpose and that the person can provide it.
	Subsection (3) defines ‘enforcement purpose’ for the purposes of this Section.
Part 5: Enforcement of Labour Market Legislation Powers to obtain documents or information Section 96: Power to obtain documents or information