HC Deb 16 June 1965 vol 714 cc85-6W
Mr. Howe

asked the Attorney-General whether he will publish a list of all those tribunals for which a code of procedure comparable to that contained in the Schedule to the Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales) Regulations, 1965, is prescribed by Statutory Instrument; and whether Her Majesty's Government will take steps to standardise the procedure of all such tribunals so that it may be contained in one standard code of procedure for administrative tribunals.

The Attorney-General

Most administrative tribunals operate under rules of procedure broadly comparable to those mentioned by the hon. and learned Member, though the detailed provisions are naturally adapted to the particular circumstances of the tribunal concerned. In most cases the rules are made by Statutory Instrument. The most important of the tribunals for which rules of procedure have been prescribed are:—

  • Agricultural Land Tribunals.
  • The Air Transport Licensing Board.
  • Betting Levy Appeal Tribunals.
  • The Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
  • Independent Schools Tribunals.
  • The Industrial Injuries Commissioner.
  • The Lands Tribunal.
  • Medical Appeal Tribunals.
  • Mental Health Review Tribunals.
  • National Assistance Appeal Tribunals.
  • National Health Service Executive Councils and Service Committees.
  • The National Insurance Commissioner.
  • National Insurance Local Tribunals.
  • Nationa1 Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Local Appeal Tribunals.
  • Pensions Appeal Tribunals.
  • The Performing Rights Tribunal.
  • Rent Tribunals.
  • The Transport Tribunal.

It would not be practicable to standardise the procedure of all administrative tribunals because their circumstances differ so widely. In framing all rules of procedure the recommendations of the Committee on Administrative Tribunals and Enquiries are borne constantly in mind.