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nawra conference 7 december 2007 birmingham

Explore the reform elements of Tribunal Service and Transforming Tribunals in 2007. Highlights include administrative boundaries, new hearing centers, and judicial structure modifications. Judicial regions will potentially align with administrative areas. Key changes aim to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and ensure a fair legal system. The proposed changes involve financial entitlement, medical issues, and widening judicial jurisdiction. Consultation is open until Feb 22, 2008.

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nawra conference 7 december 2007 birmingham

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  1. nawraconference7 december 2007birmingham TRIBUNAL REFORM Jessica M Burns Regional Chairman SSCSA Central Region

  2. Two major elements of reform; • Tribunals Service reforms (consolidating tribunal delivery) • Transforming Tribunals (implementing the TCE Act 2007)

  3. Tribunals Service reforms • Peter Handcock – Chief Executive • HQ Birmingham • Re-mapping administrative boundaries • Multi-jurisdictional hearing centres • Administrative Support Centres –pilot • Fewer venues of higher quality • Savings through flexible delivery model • Convergence of processes • Meeting government efficiency targets

  4. Transforming Tribunals • Lord Justice Robert Carnwarth,Senior President • Proportionate dispute resolution • Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council • Pillars and chambers • Ticketing and Assignment • Non-legal members • Procedural reform

  5. Tribunal judicial structure Chambers in first tier • Social Entitlement • General Regulatory • Health, Education and Social Care • Taxation • Land, Property and Housing 190 judges and 3600 members

  6. Unclear if judicial regions will mirror administrative areas but Regional Chairmen remain as judicial management tier SSCSA + PATs + CICAP + AST proposed Issues of financial entitlement Medical issues Widening jurisdiction of judges assigned Judicial changes for SSCSA

  7. Consultation on changes Impact for users :- Proportionate dispute resolution More consistent rules Allowing staff to perform judicial functions Re-examination of costs and consideration of fee Upper tier facilities available throughout UK Non-legal members to be deployed selectively Period of consultation to end on 22 Feb 2008

  8. Questions?????

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