Regulation 51 Special procedure: FSA friend
This regulation applies where the person investigating a complaint or matter has given the person concerned a notice under regulation 50.
The person concerned may choose—
an officer or a member of the FSA’s staff;
an official of a trade union,
who is not otherwise involved in the matter to act as their FSA friend.
An FSA friend may—
advise the person concerned throughout proceedings under these Regulations;
provide any relevant statement or relevant document to the person investigating;
accompany the person concerned to any interview of that person conducted by the person investigating; and
make representations to the Director General concerning any aspect of the proceedings under these Regulations.
Where an FSA friend is an officer or a member of the FSA’s staff, the chief executive must permit the FSA friend to use a reasonable amount of their contractual working time for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (3).