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Latest News

24 February 2010

A new draft of the General Regulatory Chamber rules is now available. The draft incorporates amendments made to the original set of rules. Please click on the link below:

A new draft of the Upper Tribunal rules is now available. The draft incorporates amendments made to the original set of rules. Please click on the link below:

Amendments have been made to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005, and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast track Procedure) Rules 2005. Please click on the link below for further details

Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996, the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 and the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal)(General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009. Please click on the link below for full details:

Background

The Tribunal Procedure Committee is an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 provides for the committee, which was created on 19th May 2008. Its purpose is to make rules governing the practice and procedure in the First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal of the Tribunals Service. The Committee meets up to 9 times a year, with a summer break in August and September.

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Membership

Name Appointment/ nominated by First Appointment Current Expiry
Rt Hon Lord Justice Elias Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 5kb) Chairman / Appointed by the Senior President Tribunals 19 May 2008 April 2010
Bronwyn McKenna Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 3kb) Member of / nominated by the AJTC / Appointed by the Lord Chancellor April 2009 April 2010
Ms Carolyn Kirby Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 3kb) Appointed by the Lord Chancellor 19 May 2008 April 2010
Michael J Reed Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 2kb) Appointed by the Lord Chancellor 19 May 2008 April 2010
Philip Brook–Smith QC Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 5kb) Appointed by the Lord Chancellor 19 May 2008 April 2010
Douglas May QC Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 3kb) Upper Tribunal Judge / Appointed by the Lord President of the Court of Session 19 May 2008 April 2010
Mr Nicholas Warren Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 2kb) First Tier Tribunal Judge / Appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales 19 May 2008 April 2010
Mr Mark Rowland Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 2kb) Upper Tribunal Judge / Appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales 19 May 2008 April 2010
Lesley Clare Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 3kb) First Tier Tribunal Member / Appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales 19 May 2008 April 2010
Alison McKenna Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 2kb) Appointed at the request of senior President of Tribunals. April 2009 April 2010
Peter Lane Portable Document Format (PDF) icon (Adobe PDF file size 2kb) Appointed at the request of senior President of Tribunals. April 2009 April 2010
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Terms of Reference

  1. The Tribunal Procedure Committee exists to make rules governing the practice and procedure in the First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.
  2. Power to make Tribunal Procedure Rules is to be exercised with a view to securing:
    • That, in proceedings before the First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, justice is done,
    • that the tribunal system is accessible and fair,
    • that proceedings before the First–tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently,
    • that the rules are both simple and simply expressed, and
    • that the rules where appropriate confer on members of the First–tier Tribunal, or Upper Tribunal, responsibility for ensuring that proceedings before the tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently.
  3. Before the Committee makes Rules, the Committee must:
    • consult such persons (including such of the Chamber Presidents) as it considers appropriate,
    • consult the Lord President of the Court of Session if the Rules contain provision relating to proceedings in Scotland, and
    • meet (unless it is inexpedient to do so).
  4. Rules made by the Committee must be:
    • signed by a majority of the members of the Committee, and
    • submitted to the Lord Chancellor, who may allow or disallow the rules.
  5. The Committee will also be consulted on Practice Directions received from the Senior President or Chamber Presidents.
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Consultations

Open Consultations

There are currently no open consultations

Closed Consultations

Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008

The Tribunal Procedure Committee is now consulting on amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 to accommodate the proposed transfer of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal to the First-tier and Upper Tribunal.

A copy of the Upper Tribunal Rules, showing the most recent amendments, can be found here:

The Tribunal Procedure Committee is now consulting on amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 to accommodate the proposed transfer of The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal to the Upper Tribunal.

A copy of the Upper Tribunal Rules, showing the most recent amendments, can be found here:

The closing date for this consultation is 23rd November 2009.

Upper Tribunal rules amendments for Immigration and Asylum Chamber

This consultation is now closed and the responses are being considered by the Committee. You can still view the consultation documents below:

To support the consultation process, events were held in August to allow stakeholders to discuss the upcoming changes to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, including proposed rule amendments. View the presentations from these events:

Consultation on the draft rules for the General Regulatory Chamber

The consultation on the draft procedure rules for the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal has now closed and the responses are being considered by the Committee. You can still view the consultation documents

Consultation on Draft Tax Rules

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Consultation on draft rules for the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber), and the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, and Social Entitlement Chamber)

Publications

* The consolidated versions of these Rules are in force from 1st September 2009

These contain Procedure Rules for the:

in the First–tier Tribunal, and:

of the Upper Tribunal.

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Contact

Secretary to the Tribunal Procedure Committee
Tribunals Service
Area 5.54
5th Floor Tower
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
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