- Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council is a
Non-Departmental Public Body in theUnited Kingdom , responsible for supervising and regulatingadministrative justice andtribunal s. It was created by theTribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , and came into being on the 1 November 2007, under the chairmanship ofBaron Newton of Braintree .Composition
The Council is composed of: [
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, paras.1-11]
*TheParliamentary Commissioner for Administration ; and
*Between ten and fifteen members who are appointed by theLord Chancellor , theScottish ministers and the Welsh Ministers.There is a Scottish committee of the Council composed of:
*The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
*TheScottish Public Services Ombudsman ;
*Scottish members of the Council.There is a Welsh committee of the Council composed of:
*The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;
*TheWelsh Public Services Ombudsman ;
*Welsh members of the Council.Functions of the Council
Administrative justice
The "administrative justice system” is the overall system by which decisions of an administrative or executive nature are made in relation to particular persons, including:
*Procedures for making such decisions;
*Law under which such decisions are made; and
*Systems for resolving disputes and airing grievances in relation to such decisions.The Council is to: [
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, para.13]
*Keep the administrative justice system under review;
*Consider ways to make the system accessible, fair and efficient;
*Give advice on the development of the system to:
**Lord Chancellor,
**Scottish Ministers,
**Welsh Ministers, and
**Senior President of Tribunals ;
*Refer proposals for changes in the system to those persons; and
*Make proposals for research into the system.The Council can make reports on any of these issues it thinks appropriate.
Tribunals
The Council is to keep under review, and report on, the
constitution and working of the listed tribunals (the tribunals under its supervision), in general and individually. It is also to report on any other matter relating to the listed tribunals or referred to it by the Lord Chancellor, the Scottish and Welsh ministers. The Council may scrutinise and comment onlegislation relating to tribunals. [Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, paras.14-16]The listed tribunals will ultimately be the
First-tier Tribunal andUpper Tribunal created under the 2007 Act [Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, para.25(1)] but, during the transitional period 107 existing tribunals were transferred to the supervision of the Council on 1 November 2007. [Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007, SI 2007/2951]tatutory inquiries
The Council is to keep under review, and report on, the constitution and working of statutory inquiries, any important matter that relates to statutory inquiries or which is referred to it. [
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, para.15]Programme of work
In planning its programme of work, the Council must consider the work of: [
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, para.20]
*TheCivil Justice Council ;
*TheSocial Security Advisory Committee ; and
*TheIndustrial Injuries Advisory Council .The Council must publish an
annual report . [Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , s.44/ Sch.7, para.21]References
External links
* cite web | url=http://www.ajtc.gov.uk/index.htm | title=Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council | year=2007 | accessdate=2008-03-13
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