NI260 - A guide to Revision, Supersession and Appeal (April 2006)
The appeals process
About the Tribunals Service
The Appeals Service consists of 2 elements:
- independent tribunals which are responsible for hearing and making decisions on appeals
- an executive agency of the Department for Constitutional Affairs, responsible for the administration of appeals.
Tribunal members
Tribunal members will be drawn from a panel of people who have the qualifications and expertise necessary to deal with all the issues raised in an appeal. The tribunal may include members with expertise in law, medicine, finance, and the needs of disabled people depending on the nature of your appeal. All appeals include a legally qualified panel member. [SS Act 1998 6(3) SSCS (D&A) Regs 1999 35]
The clerk to the tribunal
You will receive correspondence about the administration of the appeal from the clerk to the tribunal. The clerk arranges all hearings and issues correspondence on behalf of the tribunal. [SS Act 1998 Sched 1, paras 11 & 12]
If you receive an instruction from the clerk to provide information about your appeal or appeal hearing, you must comply. If you do not your appeal may be struck out. See ‘ Decisions to strike out appeals’ for further information.