Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 1 — Independence of tribunal judiciary
Independence of tribunal judiciary 1 In section 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (guarantee of continued judicial independence), after subsection (7) insert— 7A In this section “ the…
Section 2 — Senior President of Tribunals
Senior President of Tribunals 2 1 Her Majesty may, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, appoint a person to the office of Senior President of Tribunals. 2 Schedule 1 makes further provision…
Section 3 — The First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal 3 1 There is to be a tribunal, known as the First-tier Tribunal, for the purpose of exercising the functions conferred on it under or by virtue of this…
Section 3A — Power to set financial thresholds
Power to set financial thresholds 3A 1 The Lord Chancellor may by regulations provide that a charge may not be imposed by a charging order for securing the payment of money of an amount below that…
Section 4 — Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal
Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal 4 1 A person is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal if the person— a is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph…
Section 5 — Judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal
Judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal 5 1 A person is a judge of the Upper Tribunal if the person— a is the Senior President of Tribunals, b is a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of…
Section 5A — Oaths to be taken by adjudicators
Oaths to be taken by adjudicators 5A 1 A person appointed as an adjudicator under section 5 (“ the adjudicator ”) must take— a the oath of allegiance, and b the judicial oath, as set out in the…
Section 5B — Members of employment tribunals: removal from office
Members of employment tribunals: removal from office 5B 1 Any power by which the President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) may be removed from that office may be exercised only with…
Section 5C — Oaths
Oaths 5C 1 Subsection (2) applies to a person (“ the appointee ”)— a who is appointed— i as President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), ii as President of the Employment Tribunals…
Section 5D — Judicial assistance
Judicial assistance 5D 1 Subsection (2) applies where regulations under section 1(1) make provision for a relevant tribunal judge, or a relevant judge, to be able by virtue of his office to act as a…
Section 6 — Certain judges who are also judges of First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Certain judges who are also judges of First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal 6 1 A person is within this subsection (and so, by virtue of sections 4(1)(c) and 5(1)(g), is a judge of the First-tier…
Section 6A — Certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal
Certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal 6A A person is within this section (and so, by virtue of section 4(1)(ca), is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal) if the person— a is a…
Section 7 — Chambers: jurisdiction and Presidents
Chambers: jurisdiction and Presidents 7 1 The Lord Chancellor may, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, by order make provision for the organisation of each of the First-tier…
Section 7B — Mediation
Mediation 7B 1 Employment tribunal procedure regulations may include provision enabling practice directions to provide for members to act as mediators in relation to disputed matters in a case that…
Section 8 — Senior President of Tribunals: power to delegate
Senior President of Tribunals: power to delegate 8 1 The Senior President of Tribunals may delegate any function he has in his capacity as Senior President of Tribunals— a to any judge, or other…
Section 9 — Review of decision of First-tier Tribunal
Review of decision of First-tier Tribunal 9 1 The First-tier Tribunal may review a decision made by it on a matter in a case, other than a decision that is an excluded decision for the purposes of…
Section 9A — Suspension of fixed deductions orders
Suspension of fixed deductions orders 9A 1 The county court must make an order suspending a fixed deductions order if the court is satisfied of either or both of the following— a that the fixed…
Section 10 — Review of decision of Upper Tribunal
Review of decision of Upper Tribunal 10 1 The Upper Tribunal may review a decision made by it on a matter in a case, other than a decision that is an excluded decision for the purposes of section…
Section 11 — Right to appeal to Upper Tribunal
Right to appeal to Upper Tribunal 11 1 For the purposes of subsection (2), the reference to a right of appeal is to a right to appeal to the Upper Tribunal on any point of law arising from a decision…
Section 11A — Finality of decisions by Upper Tribunal about permission to appeal
Finality of decisions by Upper Tribunal about permission to appeal 11A 1 Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to a decision by the Upper Tribunal to refuse permission (or leave) to appeal…
Section 12 — Proceedings on appeal to Upper Tribunal
Proceedings on appeal to Upper Tribunal 12 1 Subsection (2) applies if the Upper Tribunal, in deciding an appeal under section 11, finds that the making of the decision concerned involved the making…
Section 12A — Transfer of rights under other public service pension schemes
Transfer of rights under other public service pension schemes 12A 1 Where this Part— a begins, on or after the day on which this section comes into force, to apply to a person by virtue of section…
Section 12B — Rate of pension etc. where rights transferred under section 12 or 12A
Rate of pension etc. where rights transferred under section 12 or 12A 12B Entitlement to, and the rate or amount of, any judicial pension or derivative benefit payable under this Part to or in…
Section 13 — Right to appeal to Court of Appeal etc.
Right to appeal to Court of Appeal etc. 13 1 For the purposes of subsection (2), the reference to a right of appeal is to a right to appeal to the relevant appellate court on any point of law arising…
Section 14 — Proceedings on appeal to Court of Appeal etc.
Proceedings on appeal to Court of Appeal etc. 14 1 Subsection (2) applies if the relevant appellate court, in deciding an appeal under section 13, finds that the making of the decision concerned…
Section 14A — Appeal to Supreme Court: grant of certificate by Upper Tribunal
Appeal to Supreme Court: grant of certificate by Upper Tribunal 14A 1 If the Upper Tribunal is satisfied that— a the conditions in subsection (4) or (5) are fulfilled in relation to the Upper…
Section 14B — Appeal to Supreme Court: permission to appeal
Appeal to Supreme Court: permission to appeal 14B 1 If the Upper Tribunal grants a certificate under section 14A in relation to any proceedings, a party to those proceedings may apply to the Supreme…
Section 14C — Appeal to Supreme Court: exclusions
Appeal to Supreme Court: exclusions 14C 1 No certificate may be granted under section 14A in respect of a decision of the Upper Tribunal in any proceedings where, by virtue of any enactment (other…
Section 15 — Upper Tribunal's “judicial review” jurisdiction
Upper Tribunal's “judicial review” jurisdiction 15 1 The Upper Tribunal has power, in cases arising under the law of England and Wales or under the law of Northern Ireland, to grant the following…
Section 15A — Finding the debtor's current employer
Finding the debtor's current employer 15A 1 If an attachment of earnings order lapses under section 9(4), the proper authority may request the Commissioners— a to disclose whether it appears to the…
Section 15B — Offence of unauthorised use or disclosure
Offence of unauthorised use or disclosure 15B 1 This section applies if the Commissioners make a disclosure of information (“debtor information”) under section 15A(5). 2 A person to whom the debtor…
Section 15C — Regulations
Regulations 15C 1 It is for the Lord Chancellor to make regulations under section 15B. 2 But the Lord Chancellor may make regulations under section 15B only with the agreement of the Commissioners. 3…
Section 15D — Interpretation
Interpretation 15D 1 For the purposes of sections 15A to 15C (and this section)— “ the Commissioners ” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs; “ information ” means information…
Section 16 — Application for relief under section 15(1)
Application for relief under section 15(1) 16 1 This section applies in relation to an application to the Upper Tribunal for relief under section 15(1). 2 The application may be made only if…
Section 17 — Quashing orders under section 15(1): supplementary provision
Quashing orders under section 15(1): supplementary provision 17 A1 In cases arising under the law of England and Wales, section 29A of the Senior Courts Act 1981 applies in relation to a quashing…
Section 18 — Limits of jurisdiction under section 15(1)
Limits of jurisdiction under section 15(1) 18 1 This section applies where an application made to the Upper Tribunal seeks (whether or not alone)— a relief under section 15(1), or b permission (or,…
Section 19 — Transfer of judicial review applications from High Court
Transfer of judicial review applications from High Court 19 1 In the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54), after section 31 insert— Transfer of judicial review applications to Upper Tribunal 31A 1 This…
Section 19A — Conciliation: recovery of sums payable under compromises
Conciliation: recovery of sums payable under compromises 19A 1 Subsections (3) to (6) apply if— a a conciliation officer— i has taken action under section 18 in a case, and ii issues a certificate in…
Section 20 — Transfer of judicial review applications from the Court of Session
Transfer of judicial review applications from the Court of Session 20 1 Where an application is made to the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Session, the Court— a must, if Conditions 1 and 2…
Section 20A — Procedural steps where application transferred
Procedural steps where application transferred 20A 1 This section applies where the Court of Session transfers an application under section 20(1). 2 It is for the Upper Tribunal to determine— a…
Section 21 — Upper Tribunal's “judicial review” jurisdiction: Scotland
Upper Tribunal's “judicial review” jurisdiction: Scotland 21 1 The Upper Tribunal has the function of deciding applications transferred to it from the Court of Session under section 20(1). 2 The…
Section 22 — Tribunal Procedure Rules
Tribunal Procedure Rules 22 1 There are to be rules, to be called “Tribunal Procedure Rules”, governing— a the practice and procedure to be followed in the First-tier Tribunal, and b the practice and…
Section 23 — Practice directions
Practice directions 23 1 The Senior President of Tribunals may give directions— a as to the practice and procedure of the First-tier Tribunal; b as to the practice and procedure of the Upper…
Section 24 — Mediation
Mediation 24 1 A person exercising power to make Tribunal Procedure Rules or give practice directions must, when making provision in relation to mediation, have regard to the following principles— a…
Section 24A — Training etc. of members of Appeal Tribunal
Training etc. of members of Appeal Tribunal 24A The Senior President of Tribunals is responsible, within the resources made available by the Lord Chancellor, for the maintenance of appropriate…
Section 24B — Oaths
Oaths 24B 1 Subsection (2) applies to a person (“ the appointee ”)— a who is appointed under section 22(1)(c) or 23(3), or b who is appointed under section 24(1A) and— i falls when appointed within…
Section 25 — Supplementary powers of Upper Tribunal
Supplementary powers of Upper Tribunal 25 1 In relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (2), the Upper Tribunal— a has, in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland, the same powers, rights,…
Section 25A — Transfer of judicial review applications to Upper Tribunal
Transfer of judicial review applications to Upper Tribunal 25A 1 This section applies where an application is made to the High Court— a for judicial review, or b for leave to apply for judicial…
Section 26 — First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: sitting places
First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: sitting places 26 Each of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal may decide a case— a in England and Wales, b in Scotland, or c in Northern Ireland,…
Section 27 — Enforcement
Enforcement 27 1 A sum payable in pursuance of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal made in England and Wales— a shall be recoverable as if it were payable under an order of the…