Chapter 3A of Part 2 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”) (c. 32) relates to victim third party material requests. Under section 44A(4), authorised persons and their equivalents in the service police (as defined respectively in sections 44E and 44F(2) of the 2022 Act) may only request counselling information where they reasonably believe that the information has substantial probative value to a reasonable line of enquiry.