21FDisclosure of information etc. relating to applications

21F Disclosure of information etc. relating to applications (1) A member of a legal aid body shall not without the consent of the applicant— (a) produce in a court any document received by the body or member in relation to an application made to the body for legal aid; or S. 21F(1)(b) amended by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 40.3). (b) communicate or permit to be communicated except to a private law practice or private legal practitioner acting for the applicant or give in evidence in a court any information received by the body or member in relation to an application made to the body for legal aid. (2) A court shall not have power to compel any member of a legal aid body to produce any such document or communicate or give in evidence any such information unless the applicant has consented to that production or communication or to the giving of that evidence. S. 21G inserted by No. 10074 s. 4(1).