The tribunal currently consists of seven chambers, structured around subject areas (although the General Regulatory Chamber has a very broad remit). The chambers may be divided into sections, mirroring the jurisdictions inherited from the tribunals which have been merged into the First-tier Tribunal. Different jurisdictions have been transferred into the tribunal in a programme which began in 2008 and is continuing.
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!Chamber/Section
!Jurisdiction
!Date Established/Transferred |
colspan="2"|General Regulatory Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/generalregulatory.htm|title=The General Regulatory Chamber|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306095631/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/generalregulatory.htm|url-status=live}}]
|1 September 2009 |
| Alternative Business Structures
|Hears appeals against decisions made by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
|12 September 2011[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1712/made|title=The Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905215557/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1712/made|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2038/made|title=The Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) Order 2011|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905215338/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2038/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Charity
|Hears appeals against the decisions of the Charity Commission, applications for review of decisions of the Commission and considers references from the Attorney General or the Charity Commission on points of law.
|1 September 2009[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1834/made|title=The Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113120608/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1834/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Claims Management Services
|Hears appeals from businesses providing services such as personal injury or criminal injuries compensation claims management against refusal of authorisation or imposition of sanctions by the Claims Management Regulator.
|18 January 2010[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/22/made|title=The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121056/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/22/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Consumer Credit
|Hears appeals against decisions of the Office of Fair Trading relating to consumer credit licences, including the imposition of requirements or a civil penalties on licensees and the refusal to register, cancellation of registration, or imposition of a penalty under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
|1 September 2009[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1835/made|title=The Transfer of Functions of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Order 2009|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121243/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1835/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Environment
|Hears appeals against environment civil sanctions issued by the Environment Agency and Natural England.
|6 April 2010[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1157/made|title=The Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121325/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1157/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Estate Agents
|Hears appeals against decisions made by the Office of Fair Trading prohibiting a person from acting as an estate agent or issuing a warning to an estate agent.
|1 September 2009[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1836/made|title=The Transfer of Functions (Estate Agents Appeals and Additional Scheduled Tribunal) Order 2009|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121407/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1836/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Examination Boards
|Hears appeals by examination boards against fines imposed by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation or the Welsh Government
|1 May 2012[Section 151C of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, as inserted by {{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/21/section/23|title=section 23 of the Education Act 2011|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121092315/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/21/section/23|url-status=live}} Commenced by {{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/924/made|title=The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=6 December 2012|archive-date=20 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320112903/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/924/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Gambling Appeals
|Hears appeals against the decisions of the Gambling Commission regarding operating licences for companies, as well as personal functional and personal management licences to people in key management positions.
|18 January 2010 |
| Immigration Services
|Hears appeals against decisions made by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner and considers disciplinary charges brought against immigration advisors by the Commissioner.
|18 January 2010 |
| Information Rights
|Hears appeals from notices issued by the Information Commissioner regarding breaches of the law on Freedom of Information, Data Protection, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
|18 January 2010 |
| Local Government Standards
|Hears references and appeals about the conduct of members of English local authorities, and appeals against the decisions of local standards committees.
|18 January 2010 |
| Transport
|Hears appeals against decisions of the Registrar of Approved Driving Instructors and against decisions of Transport for London regarding London bus service permits, and resolves disputes between postal service providers and carriers.
|1 September 2009[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1885/made|title=The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121608/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1885/made|url-status=live}}] |
colspan="2"|Social Entitlement Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/socialentitlement.htm|title=The Social Entitlement Chamber|newspaper=Gov.uk|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306095715/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/socialentitlement.htm|url-status=live}}]
|3 November 2008[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2833/made|title=The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121642/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2833/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Asylum Support
|Hears appeals from decisions made by the UK Border Agency to refuse or terminate support for asylum seekers, such as the provision of accommodation and cash for essential needs.
|3 November 2008 |
| Social Security and Child Support
|Deals with disputes about Universal Credit, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Child Support, Tax Credits, the State Pension, statutory sick pay and maternity pay, Compensation Recovery Scheme/ Road Traffic (NHS) charges, Vaccine Damage Compensation and decisions on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
|3 November 2008 |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation
|Hears appeals against decisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority regarding financial compensation for victims of violent crime.
|3 November 2008 |
colspan="2"|Health, Education and Social Care Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/healtheducation.htm|title=The Health, Education and Social Care Chamber|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=15 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015081707/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/healtheducation.htm|url-status=live}}]
|3 November 2008 |
| Care Standards
|Hears appeals against decisions of the Secretary of State to restrict or bar an individual from working with children or vulnerable adults and decisions to cancel, vary or refuse registration of certain health, childcare and social care provision.
|3 November 2008 |
| Mental Health
|Hears applications and references for people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007, and directs the discharge of patients where the statutory criteria for discharge is satisfied. In practice still often referred to as a Mental Health Tribunal.
|3 November 2008 |
| Special Educational Needs & Disability
|Hears appeals against decisions made by Local Education Authorities in England about the education of children with special educational needs.
|3 November 2008 |
| Primary Health Lists
|Hears appeals/applications resulting from decisions made by primary care trusts as part of the local management of lists of General Practitioners, Dentists, Optometrists and some Pharmacists who are able to provide NHS services.
|18 January 2010 |
colspan="2"|Tax Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/tax/|title=First-Tier Tribunal (Tax)|newspaper=Gov.uk|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208050222/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/tax/|url-status=live}}]
|1 April 2009[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/56/made|title=The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113121827/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/56/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Tax
|Hears appeals against decisions relating to tax made by HM Revenue and Customs (and by the Serious Organised Crime Agency when general revenue functions have vested in SOCA under Part 6 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 where income or gains are suspected to have arisen as a result of criminal conduct).
|1 April 2009 |
| MPs' Expenses
|Hears appeals against decisions of the Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority relating to claims for expenses by Members of Parliament.[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/MPE/index.htm|title=First-tier Tribunal: MPs' Expenses|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=8 January 2010|archive-date=6 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306095958/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/MPE/index.htm|url-status=live}}]
|27 July 2010[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1931/made|title=The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=8 January 2010|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113133835/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1931/made|url-status=live}}] which brought into force section 6A and Schedule 4 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 as inserted by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, section 31. |
War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/warpensionsarmedforces.htm|title=The War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=15 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015081705/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/Tribunals/Firsttier/warpensionsarmedforces.htm|url-status=live}}]
|Hears appeals from former members of the Armed Forces who have had their claims for a War Pension rejected by the Secretary of State for Defence.
|3 November 2008 |
Immigration and Asylum Chamber[{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/index.htm|title=First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)|publisher=Tribunals Service|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118075326/http://www.tribunals.gov.uk/ImmigrationAsylum/index.htm|url-status=live}}]
|Hears appeals against decisions made by the Home Secretary in immigration, asylum and nationality matters, namely refusal of a protection claim, refusal of a human rights claim or revocation of protection status.[{{cite web |title=Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/section/82 |website=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=4 May 2024 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208102245/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/41/section/82 |url-status=live }}] The tribunal also hears appeals against refusal of leave under the EU settlement scheme and appeals against revocation of British Citizenship (unless there are national security implications which are heard by SIAC)
|15 February 2010[{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/21/made|title=The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010|publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|access-date=10 November 2010|archive-date=4 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104062419/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/21/made|url-status=live}}] |
| Property Chamber
| Hears appeals regarding Land Registration and Agricultural Land & Drainage, and exercises (in England only) the jurisdiction over various disputes between landlords and tenants which was formerly the responsibility of the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.[{{cite web| url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1036/contents/made| title = The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013}}]
|1 July 2013 |