Clause 5
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
9:45 am
Vera Baird (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Redcar, Labour)
We have considered whether it is necessary to table an amendment to provide for that, because it seems a good idea. If the hon. Gentleman is content to leave that with us, we will produce some definitive answer about a way forward on Report.
Judges and members will be able to sit in more than one jurisdiction if they have the skills and experience. Judges of the upper tribunal will automatically be judges of the first-tier tribunal. These tribunal reforms will create a single pool of tribunal judges and non-legal members, who are secure in their independence and free from political interference, and they will encompass a wide range of experience and expertise.