The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002

Initiating an appeal

1.—(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the Tribunal under section 65A of the 1989 Act against a decision of the appropriate authority must do so by application in writing to the Secretary.

(2) An application under this paragraph must be received by the Secretary no later than the first working day after the expiry of three months from the date of the letter informing the applicant of the decision.

(3) An application under this paragraph may be made on the application form available from the Secretary.

(4) An application under this paragraph must—

(a) give the applicant’s name and full postal address, if the applicant is an individual his date of birth and, if the applicant is a company, the address of its registered office;

(b) give the name, address and profession of the person (if any) representing the applicant;

(c) give the address within the United Kingdom to which the Secretary should send documents concerning the appeal;

(d) give, where these are available, the applicant’s telephone number, fax number and e-mail address and those of the applicant’s representative;

(e) give sufficient information concerning the decision appealed against to make it clear whether it falls within section 65(1) or (2) of the 1989 Act;

(f) give a short statement of the grounds of appeal; and

(g) be signed and dated by the applicant.