Possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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On 3 April 2024, the Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) commenced a consultation on possible changes to the Employment Tribunals Rules which dealt with the rule changes needed to give effect to the transfer of responsibility for the Employment Tribunals procedural rules from the Department for Business & Trade to the TPC pursuant to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022. The consultation also dealt with a small number of additional rules. This consultation closed on 26 June 2024.
The TPC is now publishing a response to the views expressed by the consultees in the consultation.
Original consultation
Consultation description
Historically, responsibility for procedural rules within the Employment Tribunals has been held by the Department for Business & Trade. The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 made a number of amendments to the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, intended to transfer responsibility for making procedural rules for the Employment Tribunals to the TPC.
The provisions relating to the transfer of responsibility have not yet been brought into force. The TPC has been told, however, that the government intends to bring those elements relating to the Employment Tribunals into force in 2024.
The TPC is interested in your views on the rules changes that will be required to give effect to the transfer of rulemaking responsibility. This is therefore a prospective consultation, setting out the rules the TPC anticipates making after that transfer. The TPC expects these changes to come into force in Autumn 2024.
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Published 3 April 2024Last updated 22 November 2024 + show all updates
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Consultation response published.
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First published.