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INTERESTED PERSONS (continued)

Requesting and/or taking part in an oral hearing

If you wish to take part in the appeal by requesting that the PPF Ombudsman holds an oral hearing in respect of the appeal, you must do so in writing within 28 days of the appeal being publicised. This date is shown alongside the case concerned.

If you have already made written representations about the appeal or you have objected to a proposed merger of appeals, your request should be made within 28 days of the PPF Ombudsman publicising the appeal or, if later, within 14 days of when you were told that you were an interested person.

If you wish to take part in a hearing which has already been arranged, or if you wish to send representations in writing for the purpose of the hearing, you must write to the PPF Ombudsman, with a summary of your evidence and any written representations, at least 21 days before the hearing is due to be held. By this date you should also inform the PPF Ombudsman whether you intend to call any witnesses and include a written summary of their evidence.

For any option you must also explain (if you have not previously done so) why you think you are an interested person and include evidence in support where available. If you have read our Guidance Note - Interested Persons who are not treated as Parties to the Appeal (Adobe Acrobat PDF - 50Kb, PDF Help) and believe that you are an interested person and now wish to complete an application form to satisfy the Ombudsman that you are an interested person, please go to our Forms page.

If the PPF Ombudsman agrees that you are an interested person, your request for an oral hearing will be considered, and we will let you know the outcome. Your representations will form part of the appeal and will be copied to any other parties, made available to all other interested persons and their existence will be publicised under Current appeals - click here. You will be able to attend an oral hearing if there is one. You will be treated as a party to the appeal. If the PPF Ombudsman does not agree that you are an interested person you will not be able to take part in the appeal.

Click here to read 'Oral Hearings - General Guidance for the Parties' (Adobe Acrobat PDF - 35Kb, PDF Help).

For a list of oral hearings that are scheduled please see Current Appeals.

For more information about interested persons - combining appeals and determinations click here.