Regulation 30 IrregularitiesI1

An irregularity resulting from failure to comply with any provision of these Regulations or any direction given in accordance with them before the Care Tribunal has reached its decision shall not of itself render the proceedings void.

Where any irregularity comes to the attention of the Chairman (before the hearing) or the Care Tribunal he or it may and, if it appears that any person may have been prejudiced by the irregularity, shall, before reaching a decision, give such directions as he or it thinks just to cure or waive the irregularity.

Clerical mistakes in any document recording the decision of the Care Tribunal or a direction or decision of the Chairman, or errors arising in such documents from accidental slips or omissions, may at any time be corrected by the Chairman by means of a certificate signed by him.

The Secretary shall as soon as practicable where a document is corrected in accordance with paragraph (3) send the parties a copy of any corrected document together with reasons for the decision to correct the document.