The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Initiating an appeal

1.—(1) A person who wishes to appeal to the Care Tribunal under Article 22 of the 2003 Order against a decision of the Regulation and Improvement Authority under Part III of the 2003 Order, or an order made by a Justice of the Peace under Article 21 of the Order, must do so by application in writing to the Care Tribunal.

(2) An application under this paragraph must be received by the Secretary to the Care Tribunal no more than 28 days after service of notice of the decision on the applicant.

(3) An application under this paragraph may be made on the application form available from the Secretary to Care Tribunal.

(4) An application under this paragraph must –

(a) give the applicant’s name and full postal address, if the applicant is an individual his date of birth and, if the applicant is a company, the address of its registered office;

(b) give the name, address and profession of the person (if any) representing the applicant;

(c) give the address within the United Kingdom to which the Care Tribunal should send documents concerning the appeal;

(d) give, where these are available, the applicant’s telephone number, fax number and e-mail address and those of the applicant’s representative;

(e) identify the decision or order against which the appeal is brought and give particulars of –

(i) whether the appeal is against a refusal of registration, an imposition or variation of conditions of registration, a refusal to remove or vary any condition, or a cancellation of registration;

(ii) whether the appeal is against a decision of the Regulation and Improvement Authority or an order made by a Justice of the Peace;

(iii) where the appeal is in respect of a cancellation of registration, whether the establishment or agency in respect of which the appeal is made remains open and, in the case of an establishment, the number of residents in that establishment;

(f) give a short statement of the grounds of appeal; and

(g) be signed and dated by the applicant.