1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application

5. 4. The overriding objective

6. 5. Parties’ obligation to co-operate

7. 6. Alternative dispute resolution

8. 7. Lay panel members

9. 8. Establishment of tribunal panels

10. 9. Membership of tribunal panel

11. 10. Period within which proceedings must be commenced

12. 11. Appeal application

13. 12. Claim application

14. 13. Action by the Secretary of the Tribunal

15. 14. Appeal or claim made out of time

16. 15. Sufficiency of reasons

17. 16. Appellant’s or claimant’s representatives

18. 17. Case statement periods

19. 18. Appellant or claimant’s case statement

20. 19. The respondent local authority, FEI governing body or responsible body’s case statement and evidence

21. 20. Change of representative of respondent FEI governing body, local authority or responsible body

22. 21. Change of local authority in an appeal

23. 22. Copy documents for parties

24. 23. Failure to submit a case statement and absence of opposition

25. Tribunal enquiries

    1. 24. Enquiries by the Secretary of the Tribunal

    2. 25. Failure to respond to enquiries made by the Secretary of the Tribunal

    3. 26. Power to strike out the appeal or claim

    4. 27. Order to amend case statement

    5. 28. Evidence and submissions

    6. 29. Case management and directions

    7. 30. Varying or setting aside directions

    8. 31. Particulars and supplementary statements

    9. 32. Disclosure of documents and other material

    10. 33. Failure to comply with directions

    11. 34. Consolidating appeals or claims

    12. 35. Consolidating claims together with appeals

    13. 36. Addition and substitution of parties

    14. 37. Notice of date, place and time of hearings

    15. 38. Transfers

    16. 39. Power to determine the appeal or claim without a hearing

    17. 40. Public and private hearings: arrangements and exceptions

    18. 41. Restricted reporting orders

    19. 42. Procedure at hearing

    20. 43. Evidence at hearing

    21. 44. Change of witness

    22. 45. Summoning a witness

    23. 46. Evidence by telephone, video link or other means

    24. 47. Late written evidence

    25. 48. Postponement of hearing

    26. 49. Adjournments and directions

    27. 50. Representation at hearing

    28. 51. Failure to attend hearing

    29. 52. Tribunal panel’s decision

26. After the hearing

    1. 53. Application or proposal for review of the Tribunal’s decision

    2. 54. Review of Tribunal’s decision not to extend the period in which proceedings must be commenced

    3. 55. Application for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal

    4. 56. Power to suspend Tribunal’s decision

    5. 57. Orders of the Upper Tribunal or the Court

    6. 58. Compliance with tribunal panel orders - appeals

27. Children who lack capacity and case friends

    1. 59. Applications under section 70(3) of the 2018 Act for a declaration under section 71(2) of the 2018 Act relating to child’s capacity to understand

    2. 60. Who may be a case friend

    3. 61. How a person becomes a case friend

    4. 62. Steps in proceedings

    5. 63. Removing a case friend

28. Miscellaneous

    1. 64. NHS bodies – Reports to the Tribunal

29. Extension of time

    1. 65. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the President may, on application...

    2. 66. Withdrawal

    3. 67. Orders for costs and expenses

    4. 68. Power to exercise the functions of the President and Chair

    5. 69. Power to exercise the functions of a panel member in relation to a review

    6. 70. The Secretary of the Tribunal

    7. 71. Register

    8. 72. Publication

    9. 73. Irregularities

    10. 74. Proof of documents and certification of decisions

    11. 75. Method of sending, submitting or serving notices and documents

    12. 76. Calculating time

    13. 77. Signature of documents

30. Signature

31. Explanatory Note