Section 9 Legal assistanceI1

The Commissioner may provide an individual with assistance if the person is, or may become, a party to actual or possible legal proceedings in England and Wales that are relevant to a matter in respect of which the Commissioner has a function.

This section does not affect any restriction imposed in respect of representation—

It is for the Commissioner to determine, for the purposes of this section, whether there are possible legal proceedings that are relevant to a matter in respect of which the Commissioner has a function.

In this section—

• “assistance” (“cymorth”) includes, but is not limited to, the following things—

  1. (a)

     legal advice;

  2. (b)

     legal representation;

  3. (c)

     facilities for the settlement of a dispute;

• “legal proceedings” (“achos cyfreithiol”) includes, but is not limited to, proceedings before any court or tribunal.