General Regulatory Chamber Guidance and Information

Appeals

Details and instructions on how to appeal (opens in a new tab).

Procedure rules

General Regulatory Chamber tribunal procedure rules (opens in a new tab).

Practice directions and statements

Presidential Guidance: Third-party applications for copy documents from the Tribunal’s file – 30 July 2019

Practice Statement from the Senior president of Tribunals: Authorising Registrars and Legal Officers to carry out functions of a judicial nature in the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)

Presidential Guidance from the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber): note on taking evidence from abroad – Number 1 of 2022

Presidential Guidance from the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber): note on record of proceedings – Number 2 of 2022

Practice Direction: Panel composition in the First-tier Tribunal, General Regulatory Chamber in relation to matters that fall to be decided on or after 5 June 2023

Practice Note Closed Material in Information Rights Cases

Fast track process for appeals against Stop Notices after 6 April 2010

Other Guidance

GRC Hearing Bundle Guidance (2020) – Appeals under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (PDF)

Interim Process for appeals made under s.57 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (PDF).

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