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We are responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts in England and Wales, as well as the reserved unified tribunals across the United Kingdom. HMCTS is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
The Tribunal Procedure Committee makes rules governing the practice and procedure in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal. TPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
You can appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) if you think there was a legal problem with a decision made against you by certain lower tribunals.
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We’re responsible for hearing claims from people who think someone such as an employer or potential employer has treated them unlawfully. Examples of unlawful treatment claims that we may hear include: unfair dismissal discrimination unfair deductions from pay Who we...
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We’re responsible for dealing with appeals against decisions made by certain lower tribunals and organisations including: social security and child support war pensions and armed forces compensation mental health special education needs or disabilities disputes heard by the General Regulatory...
We’re responsible for handling appeals against decisions relating to: Attendance Allowance Bereavement Allowance Carer’s Allowance Child Benefit child maintenance (child support) Compensation Recovery Scheme (including NHS recovery claims) Diffuse Mesotheliomia Payment Scheme Disability Living Allowance Employment Support Allowance funeral payments...
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