s 7 Directions of Minister, etc.
7.—(1) The Minister may give to the Agency any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018. (2) To avoid doubt, the Minister is entitled —(a) to have information in the possession of the Agency; and (b) where the information is in or on a document, to have, and make and retain copies of, that document. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Minister may request the Agency —(a) to provide information to the Minister; or (b) to give the Minister access to information. (4) The Agency must comply with a request under subsection (3). (5) In this section —“document” includes any tape, disc or other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored; “information” means information specified, or of a description specified, by the Minister that relates to the functions of the Agency.