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The external links below are to official websites or useful information about some of the tribunals and inquiries overseen by the Council on Tribunals and its Scottish Committee. Common administrative support to the main central government tribunals is provided by the Tribunals Service
School Admission Appeal Panels Constituted by Local Education Authorities or Governing Bodies to hear appeals against decisions related to school admission
School Exclusion Appeal Panels
Constituted by Local Education Authorities or Governing Bodies to hear appeals against decisions related to school exclusion
Schools Adjudicators
Decide on objections to published admission arrangements for admitting children to schools, and decide on statutory proposals for school organisation
Employment Tribunals
Hears claims about matters to do with employment. These include unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. Also deal with a range of claims relating to wages and other payments
General Commissioners (for England and Wales) Hear and determine appeals from taxpayers against decisions of HM Revenue and Customs relating to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and national insurance
Special Commissioners
Hear and determine appeals against decisions of HM Revenue and Customs relating to all direct taxes eg income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax and capital transfer tax
VAT and Duties Tribunals
Hear and determine appeals and applications concerning decisions of HM Revenue and Customs relating to VAT, Customs and Excise duties, landfill tax and insurance premium tax
Care Standards Tribunal Deals with appeals against decisions of various Government bodies in respect of independent residential care, nursing homes, voluntary homes and registered children's homes
Family Health Service Appeal Authority Hears appeals against decisions of Health Authorities to suspend or remove an individual from the Health Authority list of practitioners.
Mental Health Review Tribunal
Reviews the cases of patients detained under the Mental Health Act and directs the discharge of any 'unrestricted' patients where the statutory criteria have been satisfied. In some cases the Tribunal has the discretion to discharge patients who do not meet the statutory criteria
National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List (Scotland)
Considers appeals against decisions taken by Pharmacy Practices Committees in relation to applications for entry to the Pharmaceutical List, or for major relocation of premises from which pharmaceutical services are provided
National Health Service Inquiries
Appeals to the Secretary of State from decisions of Health Authorities [delegated to the Family Health Services Appeal Unit]
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Single-tier Tribunal superseding the Immigration Adjudicators and Immigration Appeal Tribunal in April 2005. Determines appeals against refusal to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and in Asylum cases
Asylum Support Adjudicators
Determine appeals against a refusal or termination of support by the National Asylum Support Service
Immigration Services Tribunal
Hears appeals against decisions of the Immigration Services Commissioner concerning the registration and exemption of immigration advisers and considers disciplinary charges brought by the Commissioner against immigration advisers
Adjudication Panel for England Hears and adjudicate on matters concerning the conduct of local authority members, including references made to it by an Ethical Standards Officer of the Standards Board for England, and appeals pursuant to the The Local Authorities (Code of Conduct)(Local Determination) Regulations 2003
Agricultural Land Tribunals
Settle disputes and other issues which cannot be resolved by agricultural landlords and tenants, and drainage disputes between neighbours
Lands Tribunal
Covers disputed claims for compensation for compulsory purchase of land; appeals from valuation tribunals in rating valuation cases; and discharge or modification of restrictive covenants affecting freehold land
Planning Inquiries
The Planning Inspectorate processes various planning and enforcement appeals and holds inquiries into local development plans and Local Development Frameworks
Residential Property Tribunal Service
Panels constituted to decide appeals against fair rent determinations and to determine a rent; to adjudicate in disputes about the enfranchisement of holding renewals and service charges/insurance etc; or to decide if an authority can prevent a home being bought on grounds of suitability for occupation by elderly people
Valuation Tribunals
Hear appeals concerning Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rating and Land Drainage Rates in England and Wales
Social Security/ Pensions/ Criminal Injuries Compensation:
Board of the Pension Protection Fund Considers applications for compensation where losses attributed to offences of dishonesty are alleged to have occured and the employer is insolvent
Children's Hearings (Scotland) Took over from the courts most of the responsibility for dealing with children and young people under 16, and in some cases under 18, who commit offences or who are in need of care and protection
Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel
Hears appeals against review decisions taken by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority on applications for compensation received from victims of crimes of violence
Pensions Appeal Tribunal Hears appeals from ex-servicemen or women who have had their claims for a War Pension rejected by the Secretary of State for Defence
Road User Charging Adjudicators
Appeals against enforcement and adjudication of road user (congestion) charging schemes in Greater London
Traffic Commissioners
Licensing of operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and Public Service Vehicles (PSVs); registration of local bus services; and granting vocational licences to and taking action against drivers of HGVs and PSVs
Transport Tribunal
Hear appeals against decisions of Traffic Commissioners regarding goods and public service vehicle operator licenses and DSA decisions regarding driving instruction licenses
Competition Appeal Tribunal
Hears appeals against certain decisions taken by the Office of Fair Trading or sectoral regulators under the Competition Act 1998
Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
The Comptroller (also known as the Registrar of Trade Marks or Designs) has a jurisdiction to hear a range of ex parte and inter partes disputes in the fields of trade marks, patents, registered designs and unregistered designs
Copyright Tribunal
Decides, where the parties cannot agree between themselves, the terms and conditions of licences offered by, or licensing schemes operated by, collective licensing bodies in the copyright and related rights area.
Gender Recognition Panel
established under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to assess applications from transsexual people for legal recognition in their acquired gender.
Information Commissioner May impose various sanctions against data users who fail to comply with the standards of information handling required by the Data Protection Act 1998
Information Tribunal
Hears appeals against Data Protection enforcement notices issued by the Information Commissioner, national security exemptions, FOI appeals 2005
Office of Fair Trading Hears representations made against a "minded to refuse/revoke/suspend/grant in different terms" notice in respect of licences issued under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and a "notice of proposal" under the Estate Agents Act 1979
