Administrative Appeals Chamber Guidance and Information

This page contains guidance and information setting out the practices of the Administrative Appeals Chamber.

Practice Directions

Practice Direction for the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal: Electronic filing – CE-File (PDF)

Practice Direction for the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber: For proceedings relating to applications and appeals under section 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – 30 May 2023 (PDF)

Practice Direction – Closed Judgments (PDF)

Practice Statement Form of Decisions and Neutral Citation First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal on or after 3 November 2008

Practice Direction First Tier and Upper Tribunal Child, Vulnerable Adult and Sensitive Witnesses – 30 October 2008 (PDF)

Practice Direction Upper Tribunal – Transcripts of Proceedings – 30 October 2008 (PDF)

Practice Direction First-Tier and Upper Tribunal use of the Welsh Language in Tribunals in Wales – 30 October 2008 (PDF)

Direction – Classes of Cases specified under section 18(6) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (PDF)

Scottish SI 2008 No. 357 – Act of Sederunt (Transfer of Judicial Review Applications from the Court of Session) 2008 (external link)

Practice Statements

Publication Practice Statement – Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) – applies to final decisions made on or after 7 April 2025 (PDF)

Practice Statement Composition of Tribunals in relation to matters that fall to be decided by the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal on or after 26 March 2014 (PDF)

Delegation of functions to staff on or after 3 November 2008 (PDF)

Guidance

UT Administrative Appeals Chamber: Oral evidence from abroad – guidance note – 2 August 2022 (PDF)

UT Administrative Appeals Chamber: Electronic filing of documents online – CE-File – 30 October 2023

Open Justice – Remote Observations of Hearings – New Powers  – Practice Guidance – June 2023 (PDF)

Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber): Guidance for Appellants on appeals on interim decisions – 1 October 2020

Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber): Guidance for Litigants in Person – 4 January 2021

Electronic Bundles Pilot – information for users – 1 October 2023

Statutory Instrument

First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008 (external link)

First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (external link)

Procedure rules

Upper Tribunal procedure rules (external link)

Forms

Administrative Appeals Chamber (Upper Tribunal) forms (external link) (see UTTCC and EAT)