I have tried search and think Beagle may have answered this several years ago but not sure I fully understand.
I met a woman today who had a full PPL that lapsed 5 years ago and thinks she might want to get it back.
She thought she had to do all the ground exams again plus flight tests,I told her I thought she needed to do a few hours with an instructor to get up to speed and then do a flight test of some sort with an examiner ,but not sure of the details or where to find them.
Plus medical of course.
Lister