Issue - meetings
A New Tribunal System for Wales
Meeting: 19/09/2023 - Cabinet (Item 50)
50 A New Tribunal System for Wales 
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Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for A New Tribunal System for Wales, item 50
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- Webcast for A New Tribunal System for Wales
Decision:
As detailed in the recommendation.
Minutes:
Councillor Mullin introduced the report and explained that Welsh Government (WG) had published a white paper on proposed reforms to the devolved tribunals to create a unified tribunal system comprising of the First-tier Tribunal for Wales and the Appeal Tribunal for Wales.
The devolved tribunals in Wales had developed piecemeal over the years
spanning the pre and post devolution periods. The consultation sought views on reforms to devolved tribunals in Wales to create a unified system.
The Chief Officer (Governance) explained that the proposal to create a free route to school admission appeals placed a risk on the organisation at a time when significant budget pressures were already being faced and the response to that would be strong and say that unless Welsh Government (WG) funded the handling of appeals in relation to education then that part of the proposal should not proceed.
RESOLVED:
That the draft response to the consultation be approved.