Regulation 39 Authorised representation

Where the Director has authorised a provider to make a determination under section 9 of the Act that an individual qualifies for legal representation that is Licensed Work (“authorised representation”), the provider must, within 5 business days of making a determination, notify the Director in a form specified by the Lord Chancellor.

The Director may remove or amend any limitation or condition to which a determination about authorised representation is subject or impose a new limitation or condition on such a determination.

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Where, following a review in relation to authorised representation under regulation 44, the Director makes a determination that an individual qualifies for the legal representation which was the subject of the application, the individual may choose a different authorised provider from the provider named on the original application.