§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has laid down any guidelines about the composition of each registered homes tribunal; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe Registered Homes Act 1984 requires that a registered homes tribunal shall consist of a chairman appointed from the legal panel and two other members from the panel of experts. The chairman and the legal panel are appointed by the Lord Chancellor and the expert members and panel of experts by the Lord President of the Council. No person is qualified for appointment to the legal panel unless he possesses legal qualifications considered suitable by the Lord Chancellor. Members of the panel of experts have to have had experience in social work, medicine, nursing, midwifery or such other experience as the Lord President considers suitable.