{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-225",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015/regulation-225.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Police Pensions Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/225",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "225",
  "heading": "Procedure on appeals to the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) An appeal to the Secretary of State under regulation 208 (appeals to Secretary of State: payment of benefits) or 217 (appeals to Secretary of State: forfeiture) must—\n(a) be made by notice in writing; and\n(b) specify the grounds of appeal.\n(2) The Secretary of State, on receiving a notice of appeal, must appoint an appeal tribunal (“the tribunal”) to hear the appeal.\n(3) The tribunal must consist of 3 persons including—\n(a) a barrister or solicitor of not less than 7 years' standing who must be appointed as chair;\n(b) a former member of a police force who before leaving the police force held a rank not below Superintendent.\n(4) The tribunal must—\n(a) determine the time and place of the hearing and of any postponed or adjourned hearing; and\n(b) give reasonable notice of those details to the appellant and to the scheme manager (“the parties”).\n(5) Either party may—\n(a) be represented before the tribunal by counsel, a solicitor or any other person the party considers appropriate;\n(b) adduce evidence; and\n(c) cross-examine witnesses.\n(6) The tribunal must determine its own procedure but—\n(a) the tribunal must have regard to the practice of the Crown Court that applies to an appeal under regulation 207 (appeals to Crown Court); and\n(b) the rules of evidence that apply to an appeal under that regulation apply to an appeal under this regulation.\n(7) The tribunal, after hearing and determining the appeal, may make any order as appears to it just.\n(8) The order must state the reasons for the decision and each of the parties must be given a copy.\n(9) Either party may appeal to the High Court in accordance with rules of court on any point of law arising from a decision of the tribunal under this regulation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/445/regulation/225",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:45:30.636565+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}