F1Part 2BInvestigation of concerns raised by whistle-blowers
29HF3Director General's powers and duties where whistle-blower is deceased
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Any investigation begun by the F2Director General under section 29D(1) before the death of the whistle-blower may be continued after the death.
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Where a whistle-blower dies—
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any requirement under this Part to obtain the consent of the whistle-blower may be satisfied by obtaining the consent of that person's approved representative;
b
any requirement under this Part to give any document or other information to the whistle-blower may be satisfied by giving the document or other information to the person's approved representative;
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any requirement under this Part not to disclose the identity of the whistle-blower does not apply or (where the F2Director General became aware of the concern before the death) ceases to apply.
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For the purpose of this section, “approved representative” means a person who has been approved by the F2Director General for the purposes of this Part.
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The F2Director General may only approve a person who is—
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the widow or widower (or surviving civil partner) of the deceased whistle-blower,
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a personal representative (within the meaning of section 55(1)(xi) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925) of the deceased whistle-blower, or
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any other person appearing to the F2Director General to have, by reason of a family or similar relationship with the deceased whistle-blower, a relevant interest in the outcome of the concern.
Pt. 2B inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 28(1), 183(1)(5)(e)