Paragraph 18 Lay support: functions, conditions and dutiesI1

A lay supporter may assist a participant by accompanying the participant at inquiry hearings.

A lay supporter may, if authorised by the participant, assist the participant by—

A participant may show any document or communicate any information about the inquiry proceedings to that participant’s lay supporter without contravening any prohibition or restriction on disclosure of the document or information.

Where a document or information is disclosed under subparagraph (3), the lay supporter is subject to any prohibition or restriction on disclosure in the same way that the participant is.

A lay supporter must not receive directly or indirectly from the participant any remuneration or other reward for assisting the participant.