Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries

Chapter 4Administrative matters in respect of certain tribunals

39The general duty

1

The Lord Chancellor is under a duty to ensure that there is an efficient and effective system to support the carrying on of the business of—

a

the First-tier Tribunal,

b

the Upper Tribunal,

c

employment tribunals,F1 and

d

the Employment Appeal Tribunal, F2. . .

e

F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and that appropriate services are provided for those tribunals (referred to in this section and in sections 40 and 41 as “the tribunals”).

2

Any reference in this section, or in section 40 or 41, to the Lord Chancellor's general duty in relation to the tribunals is to his duty under subsection (1).

3

The Lord Chancellor must annually prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report as to the way in which he has discharged his general duty in relation to the tribunals.