Adjudication Panel for England transfers to the First-tier Tribunal

Thursday, 22 Jan 2010

As of Monday (18 January 2010), the functions of the Adjudication Panel for England will be transferred to the First-tier Tribunal (Local Government Standards in England).

The First-tier Tribunal remains a separate body to Standards for England (SfE), and hears cases concerning potential breaches of the Code of Conduct which have been referred to it by ethical standards officers (ESOs) or standards committees.

The transfer of functions takes place as part of the transfer of a number of Tribunals into the Tribunal Service, with new rules of procedure from this month.

For further information, please visit www.adjudicationpanel.tribunals.gov.uk