The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) (No.2) Rules 2010

Duty to provide information required to calculate the levy

6.—(1) For the purpose of enabling the Board to determine the amount payable by a leviable body in respect of any 12 month period, each leviable body must provide the Board with the information required by paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) The information to be provided is—

(a) for the purposes of rule 4, a statement of the number of persons who were authorised by the leviable body at 1st April of the 12 month period in question; and

(b) for the purposes of rule 5, a statement of the number of service complaints received in the course of the reference period by the leviable body in question in its former regulatory capacity (and for this purpose “reference period” and “former regulatory capacity” have the meaning given in rule 5).

(3) Any statement provided under paragraph (2) must contain or be accompanied by such information as will enable the Board, or such person as the Board may appoint, to be satisfied that the numbers stated are correct.

(4) The information must be provided—

(a) before the end of the period of one month starting with 1st April of the 12 month period in respect of which the levy is to be imposed; or

(b) on or before such later date as may be agreed in writing between the Board and the leviable body.

(5) The information referred to in paragraph (2)(b) does not have to be provided more than once.