RG v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Enforcement Reference): [2020] UKUT 79 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wright on 12 March 2020.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 24 June 2020

• Categories: Tribunal procedure and practice
• Sub-categories: Tribunal procedure and practice - tribunal jurisdiction, Tribunal procedure and practice - tribunal practice
• Judges: Wright, S
• Decision date: 12 March 2020

Read the full decision in ENF/1494/2019.

Judicial Summary

Failure of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to comply with direction made by Upper Tribunal on appeal remitted to First-tier Tribunal -whether FtT properly referred matter back to UT for enforcement action under rule 7(3) of FtT (Social Entitlement Chamber) Procedure Rules – whether rule 16 of the FtT (SEC) Procedure Rules complied with – whether District Tribunal Judge can exercise the rule 7(3) referral power.

Published 24 June 2020