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Prior Authority

Create a prior-authority draft

Starts a new prior-authority draft.

post/prior-authorities

Request body

applicationIdstring uuid required

ID of the application this prior-authority request is associated with.

priorAuthorityType'EXPERT' | 'COUNSEL' | 'DISBURSEMENT' nullable

The category of prior authority being requested.

justificationstring nullable

Detailed rationale explaining why funding is necessary.

Example request

{
  "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
  }
}

Response

Draft created. Location header contains the prior-authority URL.

Changes

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