2020 No. 137
Tribunals And Inquiries

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

Made
Laid before Parliament
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 20071.

Citation and commencement1.

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 20102.

(1)

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 20102 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 20163
Chris Philp
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice

I concur

Sir Ernest Ryder
Senior President of Tribunals
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.