List of United Kingdom tribunals
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This is a list of tribunals believed to be currently in existence in the United Kingdom
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hears appeals from regulators and decision-makers in a wide range of subject areas, currently:
hears appeals from the First-tier Tribunal and also from:
or school Governing Bodies to hear appeals against a child’s non-admission to their preferred school, or against the school place allotted to them.
or school Governing Bodies to hear appeals against decisions to exclude a child from school.
s hear claims regarding employment including unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. They deal with other claims relating to wages and other payments.
hears appeals from Employment Tribunals.
force.
, the Royal Naval Reserve
and the Royal Marines Reserve
), or their civilian employers, against decisions on exemption from call-out to active service or regarding financial assistance.
, the Royal Naval Reserve
and the Royal Marines Reserve
) who consider that they have been refused their right to return to their civilian job following demobilisation. Umpires hear appeals on determinations or orders of Committees.
makes decisions in disputes about opportunistic company
name or limited liability partnership
name registrations, when someone registers one or more variations of the name of a well-known company in order to get that company to buy the registration from them.
hears appeals against decisions of the Competition Commission
, the Office of Fair Trading
, Ofcom
, Ofgem, Ofwat, the Office of Rail Regulation
or the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, under the Competition Act 1998
or the Enterprise Act 2002
.
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adjudicators hears representations made by consumer credit licence applicants or holders against a notice that the OFT is minded to refuse, revoke or suspend their licence, and also from estate agent
s who have been notified that the OFT is considering issuing a warning or prohibition order against them.
assesses applications from transsexual people for legal recognition of the gender in which they now live.
s. The Tribunal has not sat for many years.
FHS Appeal Unit hears, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health
, appeals from decisions of Primary Care Trusts regarding applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services in England, and also decides contractual disputes between Primary Care Trusts and general practitioner
s, dentist
s or optician
s.
s and registered and unregistered designs.
decides disputes about the terms and conditions of licences offered by, or licensing schemes operated by, collective licensing bodies in the copyright and related rights area.
on the listing of new varieties of the main agricultural and vegetable species and seeds certification, and against the decisions of the Forestry Commission
ers on matters concerning forest reproduction materials.
deal with disputes arising from applications to register, or change the registration of, land in England and Wales.
s and tenants, mostly relating to rent
reviews.
, and drainage disputes between neighbours.
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in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
ers to grant a felling
licence or the replanting conditions attached to a felling licence, or against a restocking notice or a felling direction served by the Forestry Commissioners.
s decide disputes relating to residential leasehold property, for example the price to be paid when renewing a lease, the tenant's right of first refusal
when the landlord sells the property and service charges.
hears appeals against planning
decisions by local authorities, and against enforcement action. It also decides appeals on a range of similar matters, such as Tree Preservation Order
s or rights of way orders which have been objected to.
s and Rent Tribunals determines disputes about fair and market rents, for examples objections to rents assessed by the Rent Service, establishing an open market rent figure or deciding new rental terms after the end of an assured tenancy
or assured shorthold tenancy
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or Housing Association
to allow a tenant to buy their home
on the grounds that the property is particularly suitable for occupation by elderly persons, applications for and appeals against Empty Dwelling Management Orders, and appeals against various other types of housing orders and notices.
, non-domestic rates and land drainage rates in England and Wales.
considers applications for compensation to occupational pension schemes, with insolvent employers, that suffer a loss that can be attributable to an offence involving fraud
or dishonesty
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makes binding determinations on complaints concerning occupational and personal pension scheme
s. The Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman can review certain decisions of the Pension Protection Fund
and also deals with appeals from decisions of the Financial Assistance Scheme
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decides whether to impose sanctions where an investigation has identified breaches of the law or codes of practice relating to pensions, and also considers applications for the Pensions Regulator to use its powers.
to refuse to grant a pension
, or to grant a smaller pension than is claimed. The Fire Fighters Pensions Appeals Tribunal performs a similar role.
in the late 1970s. It is shortly to be abolished.
hear appeals regarding refusals to grant, or variations or revocations of, an aerodrome licence, an air operator's certificate
, an air traffic controller
’s licence, approval for a person to provide an air traffic control
service, a certificate of airworthiness or a permit to fly, approval of equipment for use on board an aircraft or in the provision of an air traffic control service, a maintenance engineer’s licence and a pilot’s licence
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, bus lane
and various traffic sign
contraventions within Greater London.
and low emission zone
penalties in Greater London.
and bus lane
penalties issued in England (outside London) and Wales.
, most of the responsibility for dealing with children and young people under 16, and in some cases under 18, who commit offences or who are in need of care and protection
. It also considers complaints made under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
hears complaints about surveillance
carried out by a public body under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, including any alleged conduct by or on behalf of the Security Service (MI5)
, the Secret Intelligence Service
(MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters
(GCHQ).
has decided not to de-proscribe organisations (remove their status as illegal organisations) believed to be involved in terrorism
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, set up to regulate the conveyancing industry. However the Board was never formally established, and the tribunal has therefore never sat.
from decisions of Magistrates' Courts Committees regarding indemnification against costs incurred in disputing any claims made against them.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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First-tier Tribunal
The First-tier TribunalFirst-tier Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal is part of the administrative justice system of the United Kingdom. It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, set out in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and has since taken on the functions of twenty previously...
hears appeals from regulators and decision-makers in a wide range of subject areas, currently:
- Charity
- Claims Management Services
- Consumer Credit
- Environmental sanctions
- Estate Agents
- Gambling
- Immigration Services
- Freedom of Information and Data Protection
- Local Government Standards
- Transport
- Asylum Support
- Social Security and Child Support
- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Care Standards
- Mental Health
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Primary Health Lists
- Tax
- MP's expenses
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation
- Immigration and Asylum
Upper Tribunal
The Upper TribunalUpper Tribunal
The Upper Tribunal is part of the administrative justice system of the United Kingdom. It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, set out in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and to provide a common means of handling appeals against the...
hears appeals from the First-tier Tribunal and also from:
- Independent Safeguarding AuthorityIndependent Safeguarding AuthorityThe Independent Safeguarding Authority is a British non-departmental public body created by the Labour Government 2007-2010. The tabloid media campaign and the decision to set up the ISA followed an inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard that was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders...
- Traffic Commissioners
- Financial Services AuthorityFinancial Services AuthorityThe Financial Services Authority is a quasi-judicial body responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its board is appointed by the Treasury and the organisation is structured as a company limited by guarantee and owned by the UK government. Its main...
- Pension Regulator
- Valuation Tribunals
- Leasehold Valuation TribunalLeasehold valuation tribunalA Leasehold Valuation Tribunal is a statutory tribunal in England which determine various types of landlord and tenant dispute involving residential property in the private sector...
s - Residential Property Tribunals
School Admission Appeal Panels
School Admission Appeal Panels are set up by Local Education AuthoritiesLocal Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
or school Governing Bodies to hear appeals against a child’s non-admission to their preferred school, or against the school place allotted to them.
School Exclusion Appeal Panels
School Exclusion Appeal Panels are set up by Local Education AuthoritiesLocal Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
or school Governing Bodies to hear appeals against decisions to exclude a child from school.
Schools Adjudicators
Schools Adjudicators decide on objections to published admission arrangements for admitting children to schools, and decide on statutory proposals for school organisation.Employment Tribunals
Employment TribunalEmployment tribunal
Employment Tribunals are tribunal non-departmental public bodies in England and Wales and Scotland which have statutory jurisdiction to hear many kinds of disputes between employers and employees. The most common disputes are concerned with unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and employment...
s hear claims regarding employment including unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. They deal with other claims relating to wages and other payments.
Employment Appeal Tribunal
The Employment Appeal TribunalEmployment Appeal Tribunal
The Employment Appeal Tribunal is a tribunal non-departmental public body in England and Wales and Scotland, and is a superior court of record. Its primary role is to hear appeals from Employment Tribunals in England, Scotland and Wales...
hears appeals from Employment Tribunals.
Police Appeals Tribunal
The Police Appeals Tribunal hears appeals against the findings of internal disciplinary proceedings brought against members of the policePolice
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force.
Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals
Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals hears appeals from members of the United Kingdom reserve forces (the Territorial Army, the Royal Auxiliary Air ForceRoyal Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force , originally the Auxiliary Air Force , is the voluntary active duty reserve element of the Royal Air Force, providing a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service...
, the Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
and the Royal Marines Reserve
Royal Marines Reserve
The role of the Royal Marines Reserve of the United Kingdom is to support the regular Royal Marines in times of war or national crisis. The RMR consists of some 600-1000 trained ranks distributed among the five RMR Centres within the UK...
), or their civilian employers, against decisions on exemption from call-out to active service or regarding financial assistance.
Reserve Forces Reinstatement Committees and Umpires
Reserve Forces Reinstatement Committees hears applications from members of the United Kingdom reserve forces (the Territorial Army, the Royal Auxiliary Air ForceRoyal Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force , originally the Auxiliary Air Force , is the voluntary active duty reserve element of the Royal Air Force, providing a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service...
, the Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
and the Royal Marines Reserve
Royal Marines Reserve
The role of the Royal Marines Reserve of the United Kingdom is to support the regular Royal Marines in times of war or national crisis. The RMR consists of some 600-1000 trained ranks distributed among the five RMR Centres within the UK...
) who consider that they have been refused their right to return to their civilian job following demobilisation. Umpires hear appeals on determinations or orders of Committees.
Company Names Tribunal
The Company Names TribunalCompany Names Tribunal
The Company Names Tribunal was created on the 1st October 2008 in the United Kingdom and is a direct result of the coming into force of Section 69 of the Companies Act 2006...
makes decisions in disputes about opportunistic company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
name or limited liability partnership
Limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership is a partnership in which some or all partners have limited liability. It therefore exhibits elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP one partner is not responsible or liable for another partner's misconduct or negligence. This is an important...
name registrations, when someone registers one or more variations of the name of a well-known company in order to get that company to buy the registration from them.
Competition Appeal Tribunal
The Competition Appeal TribunalCompetition Appeal Tribunal
The Competition Appeal Tribunal of the United Kingdom was created by Section 12 and Schedule 2 to the Enterprise Act 2002 which came into force on 1 April 2003.-Functions:The current functions of the CAT are:...
hears appeals against decisions of the Competition Commission
Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom...
, the Office of Fair Trading
Office of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
, Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
, Ofgem, Ofwat, the Office of Rail Regulation
Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation is a statutory board which is the combined economic and safety regulatory authority for Great Britain's railway network. It was established on 5 July 2004 by the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, replacing the Rail Regulator...
or the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, under the Competition Act 1998
Competition Act 1998
The Competition Act 1998 is the current major source of competition policy in the UK along with Enterprise Act 2002. The act provides an updated framework for identifying and dealing with restrictive business practices and abuse of a dominant market position....
or the Enterprise Act 2002
Enterprise Act 2002
The Enterprise Act 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made major changes to UK competition law with respect to mergers and also changed the law governing insolvency bankruptcy.-Structure:*Part 1 The Office of Fair Trading...
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Foreign Compensation Commission
The Foreign Compensation Commission assesses the amount of compensation British claimants are entitled to receive under international and British law for losses suffered abroad.Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal
Thre Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal hears referrals in respect of the refusal to grant, or the intention to withdraw, a license to act as an insolvency practitionerInsolvency practitioner
In the United Kingdom, only an authorised or licensed Insolvency Practitioner may be appointed in relation to formal insolvency procedures.Quite often IPs have an accountancy background...
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Office of Fair Trading adjudicators
Office of Fair TradingOffice of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
adjudicators hears representations made by consumer credit licence applicants or holders against a notice that the OFT is minded to refuse, revoke or suspend their licence, and also from estate agent
Estate agent
An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent...
s who have been notified that the OFT is considering issuing a warning or prohibition order against them.
Gender Recognition Panel
The Gender Recognition PanelGender Recognition Panel
The Gender Recognition Panel is a tribunal in the United Kingdom dealing with transsexual and transgender concerns and allowing people to change their legal gender. It was founded as a response to the Gender Recognition Act 2004.-See also:...
assesses applications from transsexual people for legal recognition of the gender in which they now live.
Misuse of Drugs Tribunal
The Misuse of Drugs Tribunal considers whether there are grounds for prohibiting a health care practitioner from prescribing controlled drugControlled Drug
The United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 aimed to control the possession and supply of numerous listed drugs and drug-like substances as a controlled substance. The act allowed and regulated the use of some Controlled Drugs by various classes of persons The United Kingdom Misuse of Drugs Act...
s. The Tribunal has not sat for many years.
National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical List (Scotland)
The National Appeal Panel considers appeals against decisions taken by Health Boards in Scotland on applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services.NHS Litigation Authority Family Health Services Appeal Unit
The NHS Litigation AuthorityNHS Litigation Authority
The NHS Litigation Authority is a special health authority of the English National Health Service .It is responsible for handling negligence claims made against NHS bodies in England.In addition it:...
FHS Appeal Unit hears, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health.The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in Council dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848 a General Board of Health was created with the First Commissioner of Woods and...
, appeals from decisions of Primary Care Trusts regarding applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services in England, and also decides contractual disputes between Primary Care Trusts and general practitioner
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
s, dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
s or optician
Optician
An optician is a person who is trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine, also known as a dispensing optician or optician, dispensing...
s.
NHS Tribunal Scotland
The NHS Tribunal Scotland handles cases referred by Health Boards of fraud and other misconduct by medical, dental, ophthalmic or pharmaceutical practitioners, and considers whether the practitioner should be disqualified from working in the NHS in Scotland.Primary Care Trust Discipline Committees
Primary Care Trust Discipline Committees investigate disciplinary matters against various primary health care professionals.Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
The Comptroller (also known as the Registrar of Trade Marks or Designs) can decide disputes relating to trade marks, patentPatent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s and registered and unregistered designs.
Controller of Plant Variety Rights
The Controller of Plant Variety Rights considers applications for plant variety rights, and hears representations from others who may be affected by the grant of such rights before making a final decision.Copyright Tribunal
The Copyright TribunalCopyright Tribunal
The Copyright Tribunal is a tribunal in the United Kingdom which has jurisdiction over some intellectual property disputes under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988...
decides disputes about the terms and conditions of licences offered by, or licensing schemes operated by, collective licensing bodies in the copyright and related rights area.
Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal
The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Controller of Plant Variety Rights regarding plant variety rights, against decisions of the Agriculture MinistersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
on the listing of new varieties of the main agricultural and vegetable species and seeds certification, and against the decisions of the Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
ers on matters concerning forest reproduction materials.
Adjudicator to HM Land Registry
The Adjudicators to HM Land RegistryHM Land Registry
Land Registry is a non-ministerial government department and executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales...
deal with disputes arising from applications to register, or change the registration of, land in England and Wales.
Agricultural Arbitrators
Agricultural Arbitrators settle disputes between agricultural landlordLandlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...
s and tenants, mostly relating to rent
Renting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
reviews.
Agricultural Land Tribunals
The Agricultural Land Tribunals deal with issues relating to agricultural tenanciesTenant farmer
A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management; while tenant farmers contribute their labor along with at times varying...
, and drainage disputes between neighbours.
Commons Commissioners
The Commons Commissioners decide disputes about the registration of common landCommon land
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood, or to cut turf for fuel...
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Crofters Commission
The Crofters Commission regulates croftingCroft (land)
A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer.- Etymology :...
in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
Forestry Committees
Forestry Committees deal with appeals against refusals by the Forestry CommissionForestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
ers to grant a felling
Felling
Felling is the name given to an area of land in eastern Gateshead, England. Originally an independent settlement in the historic county of Durham it became incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in 1974....
licence or the replanting conditions attached to a felling licence, or against a restocking notice or a felling direction served by the Forestry Commissioners.
Leasehold Valuation Tribunals
Leasehold Valuation TribunalLeasehold valuation tribunal
A Leasehold Valuation Tribunal is a statutory tribunal in England which determine various types of landlord and tenant dispute involving residential property in the private sector...
s decide disputes relating to residential leasehold property, for example the price to be paid when renewing a lease, the tenant's right of first refusal
Right of first refusal
Right of first refusal is a contractual right that gives its holder the option to enter a business transaction with the owner of something, according to specified terms, before the owner is entitled to enter into that transaction with a third party...
when the landlord sells the property and service charges.
Planning Inquiries
The Planning InspectoratePlanning Inspectorate
The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales is an executive agency of the Department for Communities and Local Government of the United Kingdom Government. It is responsible for determining final outcomes of planning and enforcement appeals and public examination of local development plans...
hears appeals against planning
Planning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
decisions by local authorities, and against enforcement action. It also decides appeals on a range of similar matters, such as Tree Preservation Order
Tree preservation order
A Tree Preservation Order or TPO is a part of town and country planning in the United Kingdom. A TPO is made by a Local Planning Authority to protect specific trees or a particular area, group or woodland from deliberate damage and destruction...
s or rights of way orders which have been objected to.
Rent Assessment Committees and Rent Tribunals
Rent Assessment CommitteeRent assessment committee
A rent assessment committee is a tribunal in England and Wales set up under the rent acts whose main task is to assess fair and market rents of properties referred to it....
s and Rent Tribunals determines disputes about fair and market rents, for examples objections to rents assessed by the Rent Service, establishing an open market rent figure or deciding new rental terms after the end of an assured tenancy
Assured tenancy
An assured tenancy is a form of residential tenancy in England and Wales that grants a degree of security of tenure to the tenant. A tenant under an assured tenancy may not be evicted without a reason and the rent under the assured tenancy will often fall under the supervision of a Rent Assessment...
or assured shorthold tenancy
Assured shorthold tenancy
The Assured Shorthold Tenancy is the default tenancy for most dwellings in England and Wales. It is a form of Assured tenancy with limited security of tenure, which was introduced by the Housing Act 1988, with important changes made by the Housing Act 1996....
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Residential Property Tribunals
Residential Property Tribunals deal with appeals against the refusal by a Local Housing AuthorityCouncil house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
or Housing Association
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...
to allow a tenant to buy their home
Right to buy scheme
The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of council housing the right to buy the home they are living in. Currently, there is also a right to acquire for the tenants of housing associations...
on the grounds that the property is particularly suitable for occupation by elderly persons, applications for and appeals against Empty Dwelling Management Orders, and appeals against various other types of housing orders and notices.
Valuation Tribunal
The Valuation Tribunal hears appeals concerning council taxCouncil tax
Council Tax is the system of local taxation used in England, Scotland and Wales to part fund the services provided by local government in each country. It was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as a successor to the unpopular Community Charge...
, non-domestic rates and land drainage rates in England and Wales.
Board of the Pension Protection Fund
The Board of the Pension Protection FundPension Protection Fund
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund is a Statutory Fund in the United Kingdom. It was created under the Pensions Act 2004. The Board of the PPF is a Statutory Corporation responsible for managing the Fund and for making payments to members....
considers applications for compensation to occupational pension schemes, with insolvent employers, that suffer a loss that can be attributable to an offence involving fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
or dishonesty
Dishonesty
Dishonesty is a word which, in common usage, may be defined as the act or to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of probity, cheating, lying or being deliberately deceptive or a lack in integrity, knavishness, perfidiosity, corruption or treacherousness...
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Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman
The Pensions OmbudsmanPensions Ombudsman
The Pensions Ombudsman is the official ombudsman institution responsible for investigating complaints regarding pensions in the United Kingdom. The Pensions Ombudsman is a non-departmental public body, and the holder is appointed by the Government, but acts independently after appointment. His...
makes binding determinations on complaints concerning occupational and personal pension scheme
Personal pension scheme
A Personal Pension Scheme , sometimes called a Personal Pension Plan , is a UK tax-privileged individual investment vehicle, with the primary purpose of building a capital sum to provide retirement benefits, although it may also be used to provide death benefits.These plans first became available...
s. The Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman can review certain decisions of the Pension Protection Fund
Pension Protection Fund
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund is a Statutory Fund in the United Kingdom. It was created under the Pensions Act 2004. The Board of the PPF is a Statutory Corporation responsible for managing the Fund and for making payments to members....
and also deals with appeals from decisions of the Financial Assistance Scheme
Financial Assistance Scheme
The Financial Assistance Scheme offers help to members of who have lost out on their pension either because their employer became insolvent between 1 January 1997 and 5 April 2005,...
.
Pensions Regulator
The Determinations Panel of the Pensions RegulatorThe Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Regulator is a non-departmental public body which holds the position of the regulator of work-based pension schemes in the UK. Created under the Pensions Act 2004, the regulator replaced the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority from 6 April 2005and has wider powers and a new...
decides whether to impose sanctions where an investigation has identified breaches of the law or codes of practice relating to pensions, and also considers applications for the Pensions Regulator to use its powers.
Police and Fire Fighters Pensions Appeals Tribunals
The Police Pensions Appeals Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of police authoritiesPolice authority
A police authority in the United Kingdom, is a body charged with securing efficient and effective policing of a police area served by a territorial police force or the area and/or activity policed by a special police force...
to refuse to grant a pension
Pension
In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment. Pensions should not be confused with severance pay; the former is paid in regular installments, while the latter is paid in one lump sum.The terms retirement...
, or to grant a smaller pension than is claimed. The Fire Fighters Pensions Appeals Tribunal performs a similar role.
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal
The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal was established to hear appeals over the valuation of shares to compensate individual operators following the nationalisation of the UK aerospace and shipbuilding industriesAircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977
The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that nationalised large parts of the UK aerospace and shipbuilding industries and established two corporations, British Aerospace and British Shipbuilders ....
in the late 1970s. It is shortly to be abolished.
Civil Aviation Authority
Panels of Members of the Civil Aviation AuthorityCivil Aviation Authority
This is a list of national and supra-national civil aviation authorities.-See also:* Air route authority between the United States and the People's Republic of China* National Transportation Safety Board -External links:****...
hear appeals regarding refusals to grant, or variations or revocations of, an aerodrome licence, an air operator's certificate
Air Operator's Certificate
An air operator's certificate is the approval granted from a national aviation authority to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and system in place to ensure the safety of its employees and the general public...
, an air traffic controller
Air traffic controller
Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills...
’s licence, approval for a person to provide an air traffic control
Air traffic control
Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
service, a certificate of airworthiness or a permit to fly, approval of equipment for use on board an aircraft or in the provision of an air traffic control service, a maintenance engineer’s licence and a pilot’s licence
Pilot licensing and certification
Pilot licensing or certification refers to permits to fly aircraft that are issued by the National Aviation Authority in each country, establishing that the holder has met a specific set of knowledge and experience requirements. This includes taking a flying test. The certified pilot can then...
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Parking and Traffic Appeals Service (Parking Adjudicators)
Parking Adjudicators hear parking appeals against Penalty Charge Notices issued for parkingDecriminalised parking enforcement
Decriminalised parking enforcement is the name given in the United Kingdom to the civil enforcement of car parking regulations, carried out by civil enforcement officers, operating on behalf of either a local authority or a private firm. The Road Traffic Act 1991 Decriminalised parking enforcement...
, bus lane
Bus lane
A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...
and various traffic sign
Traffic sign
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to provide information to road users. With traffic volumes increasing over the last eight decades, many countries have adopted pictorial signs or otherwise simplified and standardized their signs to facilitate international travel...
contraventions within Greater London.
Road User Charging Adjudicator Tribunal
Road User Charging Adjudicators hear appeals against congestion chargingLondon congestion charge
The London congestion charge is a fee charged for some categories of motor vehicle to travel at certain times within the Congestion Charge Zone , a traffic area in London. The charge aims to reduce congestion, and raise investment funds for London's transport system...
and low emission zone
London low emission zone
The London Low Emission Zone is a charging scheme with the aim of reducing the pollution emissions of diesel-powered commercial vehicles in London, England. Vehicles are defined by their emissions and those that exceed pre-determined levels are charged to enter Greater London. The low emission...
penalties in Greater London.
Traffic Commissioners
The Traffic Commissioners license operators of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles (buses), grant vocational licences to drivers of such vehicles, and register local bus services; they also take action against operators and drivers where the required standards are not met, and can fine bus companies where services do not run on time.Traffic Penalty Tribunal (including Bus Lane Adjudicators)
The Traffic Penalty Tribunal decides appeals against parkingDecriminalised parking enforcement
Decriminalised parking enforcement is the name given in the United Kingdom to the civil enforcement of car parking regulations, carried out by civil enforcement officers, operating on behalf of either a local authority or a private firm. The Road Traffic Act 1991 Decriminalised parking enforcement...
and bus lane
Bus lane
A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion...
penalties issued in England (outside London) and Wales.
Children's Hearings (Scotland)
Children's Hearings took over, from the Scottish courtsCourts of Scotland
The civil, criminal and heraldic Courts of Scotland are responsible for the administration of justice. They are constituted and governed by Scots law....
, most of the responsibility for dealing with children and young people under 16, and in some cases under 18, who commit offences or who are in need of care and protection
Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal
The Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal hear appeals against the amount of levy collected by the Horserace Betting Levy Board to be used in the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses, and for the advancement of veterinary science and education.Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner considers complaints that organisations may have breached data protection laws, or that public authorities have not complied with the law on freedom of informationFreedom of information in the United Kingdom
Freedom of information legislation in the United Kingdom is controlled by two Acts of the United Kingdom and Scottish Parliaments respectively, which both came into force on 1 January 2005.* Freedom of Information Act 2000...
. It also considers complaints made under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
Investigatory Powers Tribunal
The Investigatory Powers TribunalInvestigatory Powers Tribunal
In the United Kingdom, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a judicial body, independent of the British Government, which hears complaints about surveillance by public bodies...
hears complaints about surveillance
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner...
carried out by a public body under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, including any alleged conduct by or on behalf of the Security Service (MI5)
MI5
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom's internal counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its core intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service focused on foreign threats, Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence...
, the Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
(MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters
Government Communications Headquarters
The Government Communications Headquarters is a British intelligence agency responsible for providing signals intelligence and information assurance to the UK government and armed forces...
(GCHQ).
Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission
The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission deals with appeals in cases where the Home SecretaryHome Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
has decided not to de-proscribe organisations (remove their status as illegal organisations) believed to be involved in terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
.
Scottish Charities Appeal Panel
The Scottish Charities Appeal Panel hears appeals against decisions of the Office of the Scottish Charity RegulatorOffice of the Scottish Charity Regulator
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government, with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland...
.
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal adjudicates upon alleged breaches, by solicitors, of rules or their code of professional conduct. Cases are prosecuted by the Solicitors Regulation AuthoritySolicitors Regulation Authority
The Solicitors Regulation Authority was launched on 29 January 2007. It is the regulatory body for more than 120,000 solicitors in England and Wales...
.
Antarctic Act Tribunal
The Antarctic Act Tribunal would consider any appeal against the Secretary of State in cases where permits for a British expedition to enter or remain in Antarctica, granted under the Antarctic Act 1994, have been revoked or suspended.Chemical Weapons Licensing Appeal Tribunal
The Chemical Weapons Licensing Appeal Tribunal would consider any appeal against the Secretary of State where a licence to produce, use or have possession of toxic chemicals or precursors under the Chemicals Weapons Act 1996 has been refused, revoked or varied.Conveyancing Appeal Tribunal
The Conveyancing Appeal Tribunal was intended to hear appeals against decisions of the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners BoardAuthorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board
The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board is the regulatory organisation and professional association for authorised conveyancers in the United Kingdom...
, set up to regulate the conveyancing industry. However the Board was never formally established, and the tribunal has therefore never sat.
Industrial Arbitration Tribunal
Decides disputes arising from vesting and compensation orders which the Secretary of State has the power under the Industry Act 1975 to issue in regard to the transfer of control of important manufacturing undertakings to non-residents. These powers have never been exercised.Justices and Clerks Indeminification Tribunal
The Justices and Clerks Indeminification Tribunal would hear appeals by magistrates and clerksCourt clerk
A court clerk is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors...
from decisions of Magistrates' Courts Committees regarding indemnification against costs incurred in disputing any claims made against them.