MIministryofjustice
Prior Authority

Retrieve an existing prior-authority request (draft or submitted)

Changed on
get/prior-authorities/{priorAuthorityId}

Request

  • Base URL
    http://localhost:8080
  • URL
    http://localhost:8080/prior-authorities/{priorAuthorityId}
  • Auth
    none declared

Path parameters

priorAuthorityIdstring uuid required

ID of the prior authority to return.

Response

Prior authority returned.

priorAuthorityIdstring uuid

Identifier of the prior-authority request, assigned when it was created.

statusstring nullable

Lifecycle status. null while a draft; e.g. PENDING once submitted.

Example response

{
  "priorAuthorityId": "c3b07e24-d92b-410a-9d95-88f117a12b43",
  "status": "PENDING",
  "draft": {
    "applicationId": "2a28f60d-fe15-43fe-92c3-5530595d5f51",
    "priorAuthorityType": "EXPERT",
    "justification": "Expert evidence is needed to establish causation.",
    "expertDetails": {
      "expertType": "Psychologist",
      "expertFullName": "Dr John Doe",
      "expertPostcode": "SW1H 9AJ",
      "expertCosts": {
        "billingType": "HOURLY",
        "hourlyRate": 50,
        "timeRequested": {
          "hours": 2,
          "minutes": 30
        },
        "totalAmount": 125,
        "costsSharedWithOtherParties": true,
        "apportionment": {
          "partiesSharingCosts": 4,
          "clientShareAmount": 31.25
        }
      }
    },
    "counselDetails": {
      "counselType": "KINGS_COUNSEL_ALONE"
    },
    "disbursementDetails": {
      "disbursementPurpose": "Travel",
      "disbursementAmount": 125.5
    }
  },
  "uploadedDocuments": [
    {
      "documentId": "c3b07e24-d92b-410a-9d95-88f117a12b43",
      "documentType": "GATEWAY_EVIDENCE",
      "fileName": "abc123.pdf",
      "fileType": "pdf",
      "mediaType": "application/pdf",
      "size": 10240,
      "uploadedAt": "2026-05-22T10:00:00Z",
      "sourceService": "CIVIL_MANAGE"
    }
  ]
}

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