Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 4Administrative matters in respect of certain tribunals
39The general duty
1
The Lord Chancellor is under a duty to ensure that there is an efficient and effective system to support the carrying on of the business of—
a
the First-tier Tribunal,
b
the Upper Tribunal,
c
employment tribunals,
d
the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and
e
the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal,
and that appropriate services are provided for those tribunals (referred to in this section and in sections 40 and 41 as “the tribunals”).
2
Any reference in this section, or in section 40 or 41, to the Lord Chancellor's general duty in relation to the tribunals is to his duty under subsection (1).
3
The Lord Chancellor must annually prepare and lay before each House of Parliament a report as to the way in which he has discharged his general duty in relation to the tribunals.