Potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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The Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) consulted on a number of potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 following the transfer of rule-making responsibility for the Employment Tribunals to the TPC. The consultation sought views on specific areas where additional amendments to the Rules might be appropriate.
The consultation on possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules ran from 24 March 2025 to 19 May 2025. The TPC considered all the responses received and has reached decisions on the proposals set out in the consultation. This reply outlines the TPC’s conclusions.
The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 were re-made by the TPC and the Lord Chancellor in a joint statutory instrument laid before Parliament on 6 December 2024, coming into force on 6 January 2025.
Original consultation
Consultation description
In anticipation of the transfer of rule-making responsibility for the Employment Tribunals, the TPC launched a consultation on 3 April 2024 dealing with the re-making of the rules needed to give effect to the transfer, and a small number of additional urgent rule changes. That consultation closed on 26 June 2024.
A response to the consultation was published by the TPC on 22 November 2024 and the rules were re-made by the TPC and the Lord Chancellor in a joint statutory instrument laid before Parliament on 6 December 2024. The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 came into force on 6 January 2025 and can be found on the Legislation website.
This consultation deals with a number of potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
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