The Education (Registered Inspectors of Schools Appeal Tribunal and Registered Nursery Education Inspectors Appeal Tribunal) (Procedure) Regulations 1999

Method of appealing

3.—(1) An appeal to the Tribunal shall be made by written notice. A form approved by the Chairman of the Tribunal which may be used for making an appeal may be obtained from the offices of the Chief Inspector, or from the Tribunal. If a copy of the approved form is not for any reason available, the notice of appeal may be in such form as the Tribunal may accept.

(2) The notice of appeal shall state:

(a) the name and address of the appellant;

(b) the date and any reference number of the disputed decision and whether the disputed decision was taken by the Chief Inspector;

(c) the grounds of the appeal;

(d) where applicable, the special circumstances which the appellant considers justify the Tribunal’s accepting jurisdiction under regulation 4(2) below;

(e) the name and address and (where applicable) the profession of the representative (if any) of the appellant and whether the Tribunal should send replies or notices concerning the appeal to the representative instead of the appellant.

(3) A copy of the disputed decision shall be attached to the notice of appeal.

(4) The appellant or his representative shall sign the notice of appeal.

(5) A proper officer of the Tribunal will acknowledge the receipt of the notice of appeal and will inform the appellant or his representative of any further steps which he must take to enable the tribunal to determine the appeal, and the time and place of the hearing of the appeal.