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Local Government Act 2000

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Adjudication Panels

75Adjudication Panels

(1)There is to be a panel of persons, known as the Adjudication Panel for England, eligible for membership of tribunals drawn from the Panel.

(2)There is to be a panel of persons, known as the Adjudication Panel for Wales or Panel Dyfarnu Cymru, eligible for membership of tribunals drawn from the Panel.

(3)The members of the Adjudication Panel for England are to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

(4)The Lord Chancellor—

(a)must appoint one of the members of the Adjudication Panel for England as president of the Panel, and

(b)may appoint one of those members as deputy president of the Panel.

(5)The members of the Adjudication Panel for Wales are to be appointed by the National Assembly for Wales on such terms and conditions as it may determine.

(6)The National Assembly for Wales—

(a)must appoint one of the members of the Adjudication Panel for Wales as president of the Panel, and

(b)may appoint one of those members as deputy president of the Panel.

(7)Such members of the Adjudication Panel for England as the Lord Chancellor thinks fit must possess such qualifications as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor.

(8)Such members of the Adjudication Panel for Wales as the National Assembly for Wales thinks fit must possess such qualifications as may be determined by the National Assembly for Wales.

(9)The president and deputy president (if any) of the Adjudication Panel for England are to be responsible—

(a)for training the members of the Panel,

(b)for issuing guidance on how tribunals drawn from the Panel are to reach decisions.

(10)The president and deputy president (if any) of the Adjudication Panel for Wales are to be responsible—

(a)for training the members of the Panel,

(b)for issuing guidance on how tribunals drawn from the Panel are to reach decisions.

(11)The Lord Chancellor must obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before making any appointment under subsection (3) or (4) or any determination under subsection (7).

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