The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Acknowledgement and notification of application

2.—(1) On receiving an application, the Secretary must –

(a) immediately send an acknowledgement of its receipt to the applicant; and

(b) enter particulars of the appeal and the date of its receipt in the records and send a copy of it, together with any documents supplied by the applicant in support of it, to the respondent.

(2) If, in the Secretary’s opinion, there is an obvious error in the application –

(a) he may correct it;

(b) he shall notify the applicant in writing accordingly; and

(c) unless within five working days of receipt of notification under head (b) the applicant notifies him in writing that he objects to the correction, the application shall be amended accordingly.