http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/15/section/47Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007An Act to make provision about tribunals and inquiries; to establish an Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council; to amend the law relating to judicial appointments and appointments to the Law Commission; to amend the law relating to the enforcement of judgments and debts; to make further provision about the management and relief of debt; to make provision protecting cultural objects from seizure or forfeiture in certain circumstances; to amend the law relating to the taking of possession of land affected by compulsory purchase; to alter the powers of the High Court in judicial review applications; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-15Expert Participation2026-03-18 Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 6(1)(e)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 14 para. 13(2)s. 61(3)art. 3(g)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 7 para. 6(4)(b)Crime and Courts Act 2013Sch. 14 para. 13(2)s. 61(3)art. 3(g)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 22(6)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 4(2)s. 51(4)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 23(8)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 4(3)s. 51(4)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 13(8)(bza)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 23(2)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 13(8)(bzb)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 24(9)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 25ANationality and Borders Act 2022s. 80(1)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007Sch. 5 para. 11A and cross-headingNationality and Borders Act 2022s. 80(2)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 29(3A)Nationality and Borders Act 2022s. 81(6)s. 87(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3)(a)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(3)(a)s. 95(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3)(b) and wordCriminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(3)(b)s. 95(1)Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007s. 16(3A)(3B)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(4)s. 95(1) Part 1Chapter 6471Persons with responsibilities in connection with a courts-related activity, and persons with responsibilities in connection with the corresponding tribunals activity, must co-operate with each other in relation to the carrying-on of those activities.2In this section “courts-related activity” and “corresponding tribunals activity” are to be read as follows—amaking arrangements for training of judiciary of a territory is a courts-related activity, and the corresponding tribunals activity is making arrangements for training of tribunal members;bmaking arrangements for guidance of judiciary of a territory is a courts-related activity, and the corresponding tribunals activity is making arrangements for guidance of tribunal members;cmaking arrangements for the welfare of judiciary of a territory is a courts-related activity, and the corresponding tribunals activity is making arrangements for the welfare of tribunal members.3Subsection (1) applies to a person who has responsibilities in connection with a courts-related activity only if—athe person is the chief justice of the territory concerned, orbwhat the person does in discharging those responsibilities is done (directly or indirectly) on behalf of the chief justice of that territory.4Subsection (1) applies to a person who has responsibilities in connection with a corresponding tribunals activity only if—athe person is the Senior President of Tribunals or the President of Welsh Tribunals, orbwhat the person does in discharging those responsibilities is done (directly or indirectly) on behalf of the Senior President of Tribunals or the President of Welsh Tribunals.5For the purposes of this section—a“territory” means—iEngland and Wales,iiScotland, oriiiNorthern Ireland;bthe “chief justice”—iof England and Wales is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,iiof Scotland is the Lord President of the Court of Session, andiiiof Northern Ireland is the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland;ca person is a “tribunal member” if the person is—ia judge, or other member, of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal,iia judge, or other member, of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, oriiia member of a panel of members of employment tribunals (whether or not a panel of Employment Judges), . . . iv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., or va judge, or other member, of a tribunal listed in section 59 of the Wales Act 2017 (the Welsh tribunals).Word in s. 47(5)(c)(ii) inserted (15.2.2010) by The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/21), Sch. 1 para. 43(a) (with Sch. 4)S. 47(5)(c)(iv) and word omitted (15.2.2010) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/21), Sch. 1 para. 43(b) (with Sch. 4)Words in s. 47(5)(c)(iii) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 13(1); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)S. 47(5)(c)(v) and word inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 2(1) of the commencing S.I.) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 68(3)(b) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2(2) [Editorial note: S.I. 2017/1282 was made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) and comes into force on 12.12.2017]Words in s. 47(4)(a) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 2(1) of the commencing S.I.) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 68(2) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2(2) [Editorial note: S.I. 2017/1282 was made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) and comes into force on 12.12.2017]Words in s. 47(4)(b) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 2(1) of the commencing S.I.) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 6 para. 68(2) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2(2) [Editorial note: S.I. 2017/1282 was made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) and comes into force on 12.12.2017]