Regulation 19 Case management in fitness to practise proceedings and in interim orders proceedingsI1
England and Wales
SCW may by rules make provision about preliminary case management in relation to fitness to practice proceedings and interim orders proceedings.
The rules may in particular make provision—
for preliminary case management to be carried out by a fitness to practise panel or by a person appointed under the rules;
about qualifications for such an appointment;
about case reviews;
about directions that may be given;
about records of directions;
about consequences of failure to comply with directions (which may include the power of a fitness to practise panel to draw such inference as it considers appropriate).
Where the rules provide for preliminary case management to be carried out by a person other than the fitness to practise panel, they must provide for that person—
to act independently of the parties, and
to exercise any power to give directions only for the purpose of securing the just, expeditious and effective running of the appeal.
The general objective of a fitness to practise panel under regulation 15(1)(c) (to deal fairly and justly with cases) also applies to such a person.
Rules made under this regulation may not provide for the award of costs.