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23.—(1) When a decision maker receives the notice of appeal or a copy of it, the decision maker must send or deliver a response to the Tribunal as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision maker received the notice of appeal.
(2) The response must state—
(a)the name and address of the decision maker;
(b)the name and address of the decision maker’s representative (if any);
(c)an address where documents for the decision maker may be sent or delivered;
(d)the names and addresses of any other respondents and their representatives (if any);
(e)whether the decision maker opposes the appellant’s case and, if so, the grounds for such opposition; and
(f)any further information or documents required by a practice direction or direction.
(3) The response may include a submission as to whether it would be appropriate for the case to be dealt with without a hearing.
(4) The decision maker must provide with the response—
(a)a copy of any written record of the decision under challenge, and any statement of reasons for that decision;
(b)copies of all documents relevant to the case in the decision maker’s possession, unless a practice direction or direction states otherwise; and
(c)a copy of the notice of appeal, any documents provided by the appellant with the notice of appeal and, unless stated in the notice of appeal, the name and address of the appellant’s representative (if any).
(5) The decision maker must provide a copy of the response and any accompanying documents to each other party at the same time as it provides the response to the Tribunal.
(6) The appellant and any other respondent may make a written submission and supply further documents in reply to the decision maker’s response.
(7) Any submission or further documents under paragraph (6) must be provided to the Tribunal and to each other party within 1 month after the date on which the decision maker sent the response to the party providing the reply.
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