{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-and-employment-tribunal-procedure-amendment-rules-2026/rule-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-and-employment-tribunal-procedure-amendment-rules-2026/rule-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/115",
  "legislation_title": "The Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-and-employment-tribunal-procedure-amendment-rules-2026",
  "path": "rule/3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 are amended as follows.\n(2) In rule 23 (decision with or without a hearing)—\n(a) in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraphs (1A) to (3)”;\n(b) after paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) The Tribunal may decide not to hold a hearing where—\n(a) the proceedings concern a relevant EHC needs assessment decision; and\n(b) the Tribunal considers it is able to make a decision which disposes of those proceedings without a hearing.”;\n(c) after paragraph (3) insert—\n“(4) In this rule, “a relevant EHC needs assessment decision” means a decision falling within section 51(2)(a) or section 73(2)(a) of the Children and Families Act 2014.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/2699, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2014 c. 6."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/115/rule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:06:23.697370+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."
}