Legal Services Act 2011

Legal aid - After legal aid is granted

26: Commissioner to keep aided person informed

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"The Commissioner must keep you informed about your legal aid grant and its conditions."

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The Commissioner has to tell you about the conditions of your legal aid grant. You get told when the grant is first made, when the maximum grant is changed, and when conditions change. You also get told when your repayment is settled or when you ask for an update. The Commissioner's notice to you must include what you owe and any charges on your property. It must also tell you how to ask for a reconsideration of a decision under section 51, an examination of costs under section 90, or a review under section 52. This notice helps you understand your legal aid grant and what you can do if you disagree with a decision. You can ask the Commissioner for a notice at any time, and they must give you one. This helps you stay informed about your legal aid and any changes to it. The Commissioner must follow these rules to keep you informed about your grant.

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Part 2Legal aid
After legal aid is granted

26Commissioner to keep aided person informed

  1. The Commissioner must give notice to an aided person of the conditions of his or her grant of legal aid—

  2. when the grant is first made; and
    1. when an amendment is made to the maximum grant of legal aid; and
      1. whenever any material change is made to the conditions; and
        1. when the repayment payable (as determined under section 21) is settled by the Commissioner; and
          1. whenever the aided person asks for such a notice.
            1. Every notice under subsection (1) must include—

            2. a statement of any amounts currently owing by the aided person, whether as an interim repayment or a repayment; and
              1. details of any charges held, or to be taken, by the Commissioner over property of the aided person; and
                1. advice to the person about how to seek—
                  1. a reconsideration of the Commissioner's decision under section 51; and
                    1. an examination of the cost of services under section 90; and
                      1. a review of the Commissioner's decision under section 52.
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