Commentary on Sections Part 1: The Commission for Equality and Human Rights Section 29: Legal assistance: costs
116.When a person who has been assisted by the CEHR becomes entitled to have his costs/expenses repaid to him by another party, this section entitles the CEHR to recover its expenses (the amount of which may be determined by regulations made by the Secretary of State) out of costs awarded or paid by agreement.
117.Under subsections (2) and (3) the CEHR is able to enforce the reimbursement as a debt, although the debt ranks after any obligation on the person to pay money to the Legal Services Commission in England or Wales and to the Scottish Legal Aid Board in Scotland.