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20 Oct 2008 03:54
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber (into which the jurisdiction of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal (England and Wales) will be transferred).
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17 Oct 2008 05:29
16 October 2008
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act Part 1 - Statutory Instruments laid in Parliament
The Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act brings together a number of tribunals under a new unified tribunal system. With the creation of two new tribunals (the First-tier and the Upper Tribunal) the new structure provides the basis for significant service improvements for appellants.
Ahead of the commencement of the new First-tier and Upper Tribunals, a number of Statutory Instruments (SIs) were laid in Parliament on 15 October. The SIs establish the following Chambers within the First-tier Tribunal:
- Social Entitlement Chamber (incorporating the existing SSCSA, CICAP and AST jurisdictions);
- Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (incorporating the existing MHRT, SENDIST and most of the CST jurisdictions) and
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber (into which the jurisdiction of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal will be transferred).
Within the Upper Tribunal, the SIs establish the Administrative Appeals Chamber, which will hear onward appeals on points of law from the First-tier Chambers, as well as onward appeals from MHRT Wales, SENT Wales, PAT (Scotland), and in some instances PAT (Northern Ireland).
The full list of SIs laid on 15 October will shortly be available at the Office of Public Sector Information website.
Procedure Rules for each of the Chambers have been made by the Tribunal Procedure Committee and are available on the Tribunal Procedure Committee page
Commencement of the new Tribunals and Chambers is subject to Parliamentary approval of the 'Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order'. Pending approval, this will come into effect on 3 November 2008. This SI was approved by the House of Commons on 25 June, and is listed for debate in the House of Lords on 23 October.
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