Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

Pilot Practice Direction: Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-Tier Tribunal (Mental Health)

Background 1. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it may be necessary for tribunals to adjust their ways of working to limit the spread of the virus and manage their workloads appropriately. I have therefore decided to ...

Practice Statement authorising Registrars, Tribunal Caseworkers and authorised HESC Staff Members to carry out judicial functions

5 June 2018 |Practice Statements|Tribunals|Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

This Practice Statement replaces the previous Practice Statement for Special Educational Needs, Care Standards and Primary Health Lists cases dated 22 June 2011.

Practice Statement: Delegation of functions (HESC)

7 July 2016 |Practice Statements|Tribunals|Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

This Practice Statement replaces the previous Practice Statement for mental health cases dated 27th April 2015 in respect of authorised tribunal staff and approved Registrars.

His Honour Judge Phillip Sycamore

13 April 2016 |Biographies|Senior Tribunals Judges|First-tier Tribunal (All)|Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

Health, Education and Social Care Chamber President His Honour Judge Phillip Sycamore was appointed as President of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education & Social Care Chamber in July 2008. Admitted as a solicitor in 1974, ...

Composition of tribunals in relation to matters that fall to be decided by the HESC Chamber on or after 16 December 2015

22 December 2015 |Practice Statements|Tribunals|First-tier Tribunal (All)|Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

Practice Statement

Delegation of Functions to Staff and to Registrars on or after 27 April 2015

First-Tier Tribunal Health, Education & Social Care Chamber (Mental Health)

Practice Direction: HESC Panel composition in the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) pilot extension

21 July 2014 Following an earlier consultation, the Senior President has amended the Practice Statement to permit a panel of one judge and one other member to decide specified Special Educational Needs appeals.