The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 137

Tribunals And Inquiries

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2020

Made

7th February 2020

Laid before Parliament

13th February 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on the 28th day after the day on which it is laid.

Amendment to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010

2.—(1) The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 6 (Functions of the Social Entitlement Chamber), after sub-paragraph (ea) insert—

“(eb) under the Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016(3)”.

Chris Philp

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

6th February 2020

I concur

Sir Ernest Ryder

Senior President of Tribunals

7th February 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2655) (“the 2010 Order”) organises the First-tier and Upper Tribunal into chambers and makes provision for the allocation of those tribunals’ functions between the chambers.

This Order amends the 2010 Order to provide that the function of deciding appeals under the Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1257) is allocated to the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal rather than to the Tax Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

No impact assessment has been carried out for these amendments as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2007 c. 15. There are amendments to this Act but none are relevant to this instrument.

(2)

S.I. 2010/2655, as amended by S.I. 2015/1563. There are other amendments to this S.I. but none are relevant to this instrument.

(3)

S.I. 2016/1257, as amended by S.I. 2017/1160 and 2018/794.