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Regulation 26 Enquiries by the Secretary of the TribunalI1

England and Wales

The Secretary of the Tribunal must at any time after receiving the appeal application or the claim application—

(a)

ask each party—

(i)

whether or not the party intends to attend the hearing;

(ii)

whether the party wishes to be represented at the hearing in accordance with regulation 53 and if so the name of the representative;

(iii)

whether the party intends to call witnesses and if so the names of the proposed witnesses, their occupations, and whether any of the witnesses is a medical or other expert;

(iv)

whether the party or a witness requires assistance because of a communication impairment and if so, details of the type of communication assistance required;

(v)

whether the party or a witness to be called has any disabilities that may require reasonable adjustments to be made;

(vi)

whether the party wishes a person to attend the hearing as an observer and if so the name of such person;

(vii)

whether the party wishes any person to attend the hearing to communicate the views and wishes of the child and if so the name and address of such person and if relevant, the person’s connection to the child;

(b)

inform each party—

(i)

of the effect of regulation 43(6) and the provision of regulation 46(2); and

(ii)

that where an answer to any of the enquiries under sub-paragraph (a) changes after a party has responded to the enquiries, the party concerned must immediately inform the Secretary of the Tribunal in writing.

Annotations

Commencement

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Reg. 26 in force at 6.3.2012, see reg. 1(1)