ADR legal entity name modification

Question

In accordance with the Consumer Data Standards, the legal_entity_name for Accredited Data Recipient (ADR) is classed as immutable in the Software Statement Assertion (SSA) definitions for the Dynamic Client Registration (DCR).

However, the legal_entity_name of an ADR could change due to mergers, acquisitions or rebranding.

In this case, is it true that that the legal_entity_name for an ADR that is registered with the ACCC and Data Holders (DHS) also has to be updated to reflect this change and the previous legal_entity_name cannot be used for DCR?       

Answer

The legal_entity_name for an ADR is optional in accordance with the SSA definition for DCR, but once provided is it immutable.

Any modification to the ADR’s legal_entity_name needs to be updated with ACCC and Data Holder registrations and in these cases the previous legal_entity_name cannot be used for DCR.

However, as far as rebranding is concerned, the org_name within SSA definitions which is a reflection of the ADR brand name is classified as mutable.