The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002 No. 816

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART II CONSTITUTION

   1. 2. Powers and functions exercisable by the President and Secretary

   2. 3. Requirements for membership of lay panel

4. PART III APPEALS, DETERMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE

   1. 4. Procedure for appeals, determinations and applications for leave

5. PART IV CASE MANAGEMENT

   1. 5. Appointment of Tribunal

   2. 6. Directions

   3. 7. Fixing and notification of hearing

   4. 8. Multiple appeals

   5. 9. Further directions

   6. 10. Unless orders

   7. 11. Copies of documents

   8. 12. Disclosure of information and documents

   9. 13. Expert evidence

   10. 14. Evidence of witnesses

   11. 15. Withholding medical report from disclosure in exceptional circumstances

   12. 16. Summoning of witnesses

   13. 17. Child and vulnerable adult witnesses

   14. 18. Restricted reporting orders

   15. 19. Exclusion of press and public

6. PART V HEARING

   1. 20. Procedure at the hearing

   2. 21. Hearing to be in public

   3. 22. Evidence

7. PART VI DECISION

   1. 23. The decision

   2. 24. Costs

   3. 25. Review of the Tribunal’s decision

   4. 26. Powers of Tribunal on review

   5. 27. Publication

8. PART VII SUPPLEMENTARY

   1. 28. Method of sending documents

   2. 29. Irregularities

   3. 30. Application on behalf of person under a disability

   4. 31. Death of applicant

   5. 32. Amendment of appeal, application for leave or response

   6. 33. Withdrawal of proceedings or opposition to proceedings

   7. 34. Proof of documents and certification of decisions

   8. 35. Time

9. PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 36. Revocation

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       APPEAL UNDER SECTION 21 OF THE 2000 ACT AGAINST A DECISION OF THE REGISTRATION AUTHORITY OR AN ORDER OF A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

       1. 1. Initiating an appeal

       2. 2. Acknowledgement and notification of application

       3. 3. Response to application

       4. 4. Misconceived appeals etc.

       5. 5. Further information to be sent by the applicant and respondent

       6. 6. Changes to further information supplied to the Tribunal

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       APPEAL UNDER SECTION 79M OF THE 1989 ACT AGAINST A DECISION OF THE REGISTRATION AUTHORITY OR AN ORDER OF A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

       1. 1. Initiating an appeal

       2. 2. Acknowledgement and notification of application

       3. 3. Response to application

       4. 4. Misconceived appeals etc.

       5. 5. Further information to be sent by the applicant and respondent

       6. 6. Changes to further information supplied to the Tribunal

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       APPEAL UNDER SECTION 65A OF THE 1989 ACT AGAINST A DECISION OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY REFUSING TO GIVE CONSENT UNDER SECTION 65 OF THAT ACT

       1. 1. Initiating an appeal

       2. 2. Acknowledgement and notification of application

       3. 3. Response to application

       4. 4. Misconceived appeals etc.

       5. 5. Further information to be sent by the applicant and respondent

       6. 6. Changes to further information supplied to the Tribunal

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE 1999 ACT AND APPEALS UNDER REGULATION 13 OF THE EDUCATION REGULATIONS

       1. 1. Initiating an appeal

       2. 2. Applying for leave

       3. 3. Acknowledgement and notification of application

       4. 4. Response to application

       5. 5. Misconceived applications etc.

       6. 6. Grant or refusal of leave

       7. 7. Reconsideration of leave

       8. 8. Further information to be sent by the applicant and respondent

       9. 9. Changes to further information supplied to the Tribunal

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE UNDER SECTION 86 OF THE 2000 ACT

       1. 1. Initiating an appeal

       2. 2. Applying for leave

       3. 3. Acknowledgement and notification of application

       4. 4. Response to application

       5. 5. Misconceived applications etc.

       6. 6. Grant or refusal of leave

       7. 7. Reconsideration of leave

       8. 8. Further information to be sent by the applicant and the respondent

       9. 9. Changes to further information supplied to the Tribunal

12. Explanatory Note