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Decision and report

15.—(1) Where the tribunal, having considered the evidence, proposes to make findings of fact on disputed issues, it must send to the parties a draft of its findings and invite them to comment on the draft by such date as the tribunal specifies.

(2) The tribunal must have regard to any comments made under paragraph (1), but need not give the parties an opportunity to comment on any alterations made to the draft before the submission of its report.

(3) The tribunal must—

(a)submit its report to the First Minister and the Lord President in accordance with paragraph 22(2) of schedule 8 of the 2014 Act; and

(b)send a copy of its report to—

(i)the President of the Scottish Tribunals;

(ii)the Chamber president of any chamber to which the member concerned is assigned;

(iii)the Vice-President of any division of the Upper Tribunal to which the member concerned is assigned; and

(iv)the member concerned.