Where a Panel consists of more than one member, either the President or Deputy President or another legal member nominated by the President must preside.

Decisions of a Panel consisting of more than one member may be taken by majority vote (and, if its members are evenly split, the member presiding has a casting vote).

Panels are to determine applications in private.

A Panel must determine an application without a hearing unless the Panel considers that a hearing is necessary.

The President may, after consulting the Council on Tribunals, give directions about the practice and procedure of Panels.

Panels must give reasons for their decisions.

Where a Panel has determined an application, the Secretary of State must communicate to the applicant the Panel’s decision and its reasons for making its decision.