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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-general-regulatory-chamber-rules-2009/article-38",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1976",
  "legislation_title": "The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-general-regulatory-chamber-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/38",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Decisions",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal may give a decision orally at a hearing.\n(2) Subject to rule 14(10) (prevention of disclosure or publication of documents and information), in a standard track case, where the Tribunal makes a decision (other than a decision under Part 4) which finally disposes of all issues in the proceedings or of a preliminary issue dealt with following a direction under rule 5(3)(e), the Tribunal must provide to each party within 21 days or, if that is not possible, as soon as reasonably practicable after making the decision—\n(a) a decision notice stating the Tribunal’s decision;\n(b) either—\n(i) a written summary of the reasons for the decision; or\n(ii) written reasons for the decision; and\n(c) notification of any right of appeal against the decision and the time within which, and manner in which, such right of appeal may be exercised.\n(3) Subject to rule 14(10), in an open track case, where the Tribunal makes a decision (other than a decision under Part 4) which finally disposes of all issues in the proceedings or of a preliminary issue dealt with following a direction under rule 5(3)(e), the Tribunal must provide to each party as soon as reasonably practicable after making the decision—\n(a) a decision notice stating the Tribunal's decision;\n(b) written reasons for the decision; and\n(c) notification of any right of appeal against the decision and the time within which, and manner in which, such right of appeal may be exercised.\n(4) If the Tribunal provides a written summary of the reasons under paragraph (2)(b)(i), a party may apply for written reasons for the decision and must do so before making an application for permission to appeal under rule 42 (application for permission to appeal).\n(5) An application made under paragraph (4) must be in writing and must be sent or delivered to the Tribunal so that it is received no later than 14 days after the date that the Tribunal sends the decision notice under paragraph (2)(a) to the party making the application.\n(6) The Tribunal must send written reasons for the decision to each party as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an application made under paragraph (4).\n(7) The Tribunal may provide a written summary of the reasons or written reasons for any decision to which neither paragraph (2) nor (3) applies.\n(8) In this rule—\n“open track case” means a case allocated to the open track by practice direction or under rule 5B(2) (allocation of cases to the standard track or the open track);\n“standard track case” means a case allocated to the standard track by practice direction or under rule 5B(2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 38(2)-(8) substituted for rule 38(2)(3) (2.3.2026) by The Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/115), rules 1(2), 5(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1976/article/38",
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  },
  "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."
}