October 2004
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Senior Appointments
Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales
A1 On 14 July 2003, Lord Justice Judge was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Senior Presiding Judge
A2 Lord Justice Thomas was appointed to the post of Senior Presiding Judge on 14 July 2003, succeeding Lord Justice Judge who was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
A3 During 2003-2004, there were three appointments to the House of Lords. On 12 January 2004, The Right Honourable Lady Hale of Richmond and the Right Honourable Lord Carswell were appointed Lords of Appeal in Ordinary on the retirement of the Right Honourable Lord Millett and the Right Honourable Lord Hutton of Bresagh respectively. On 13 January 2004, the Right Honourable Lord Brown of Eaton-Under-Hewood was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary on the retirement of the Right Honourable Lord Hobhouse who has since died.
Lords Justices of Appeal
A4 During 2003-2004, there were six appointments to the Court of Appeal. The Right Honourable Lord Justice Thomas was appointed on 14 July 2003. This was as an additional appointment. The Right Honourable Lord Justice Jacob was appointed on 17 October 2003, succeeding the Right Honourable Lord Justice Aldous on his retirement. The Right Honourable Lord Justice Wall, the Right Honourable Lord Justice Neuberger and the Right Honourable Lord Justice Maurice Kay were appointed on 12 January, succeeding the Right Honourable Lady Justice Hale, the Right Honourable Lord Justice Simon Brown and the Right Honourable Lord Justice Schiemann, respectively. On 24 March 2004, the Right Honourable Lord Justice Hooper was appointed, succeeding the Right Honourable Lord Justice Mantell on his retirement.
(The statistical tables for the competitions are detailed below, except where unavailable and indicated by *).
High Court judges
A5 The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor decided that he did not wish to pre-empt any new arrangements for recruiting High Court judges that might be put in place by a new Judicial Appointments Commission when it is established. He therefore decided to run an appointments exercise similar to those that operated in 1998 and 2000. In July 2003, applications were invited via advertisements in The Times, Bar News and the Law Society Gazette. Additionally, in order to ensure the widest possible field of quality candidates, members of the senior judiciary were invited to nominate candidates whom they felt might have a strong claim for consideration by the Lord Chancellor.
A6 The exercise was enhanced by the opportunity for applicants to complete a self-assessment against the criteria for appointment. They were also asked to nominate up to a total of 12 consultees.
A7 96 practitioners applied (although four withdrew during the process) and a further 82 candidates were nominated (some of those who applied were also nominated - they were classified as applicants). The Lord Chancellor consulted the senior judiciary and leaders of the legal profession on all candidates. Out of this strong field of candidates 101 were assessed as suitable for appointment to the High Court.
Ten candidates were appointed during 2003-2004:
The Honourable Mr Justice Lewison
29 April 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Ferris on his retirement)
The Honourable Mr Justice Beatson
29 April 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Wright on his retirement)
The Honourable Mr Justice Tugendhat
29 April 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Hidden on his retirement)
The Honourable Mr Justice Richards
1 October 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Jacob on his appointment to the Court
of Appeal)
The Honourable Mr Justice Wakerley
1 October 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Thomas on his appointment to the Court
of Appeal)
The Honourable Mrs Justice Pauffley
1 October 2003
(succeeding the late Honourable Mr Justice Sachs)
The Honourable Mr Justice David Clarke
1 October 2003
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Mitchell)
The Honourable Mr Justice Roderick Wood
12 January 2004
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Hughes who transferred from the Family
Division to the Queen's Bench Division)
The Honourable Mr Justice Mann
19 January 2004
(succeeding the Honourable Mr Justice Neuberger on his appointment to the
Court of Appeal)
The Honourable Mrs Justice Baron
26 January 2004
(succeeding Mr Justice Wall on his appointment to the Court of Appeal)
A8 The Commission for Judicial Appointments conducted an audit of the 2003 High Court exercise. Their report was published on 1 July 2004 (see paragraphs 15 & 16 part one of this Annual Report)
Presiding Judges *
A9 Of the 13 presiding judges (three for the South Eastern Circuit and two each for the other circuits) one was appointed during 2003-2004. Mr Justice Roderick Evans was appointed Presiding Judge of the Wales and Chester Circuit on 1 January 2004.
*Tables unavailable
Family Division liaison and chancery supervising judges*
A10 There are currently eight Family Division liaison judges (one for each circuit except the South Eastern Circuit which has three). Mrs Justice Pauffley and Mr Justice Munby were appointed Family Division liaison judges for the South Eastern Circuit in January 2004. There is one Chancery supervising judge, Mr Justice Hart who is responsible for the Midland, Western, and Wales and Chester Circuits. The Vice-Chancellor for the County Palatine of Lancaster, Mr Justice Lloyd, is the Chancery supervising judge for the Northern and North Eastern Circuits, and the Vice Chancellor is responsible for the South Eastern Circuit.
*Tables unavailable
Court of Justice of the European Communities*
A11 Judge David Edwards retired as a judge of the European Court of Justice on 31 December 2003. A selection panel, chaired by Sir Hayden Phillips, recommended to the Foreign Secretary that the Right Honourable Sir Konrad Schiemann be appointed.
*Tables unavailable
European Court of Human Rights *
A12 Mr Justice Bratza's current term as judge of the European Court of Human Rights will expire in October 2004. Following a selection panel, chaired by Sir Hayden Phillips, the Foreign Secretary recommended three candidates for election as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Justice Bratza was elected to serve a further six-year term.
*Tables unavailable
Part-time judiciary in the High Court*
A13 The Lord Chancellor has the power, under section 9 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, to authorise practitioners, recorders and circuit judges to sit part-time in the High Court. This offers flexibility in listing, support for full-time High Court judges and enables practitioners, recorders and circuit judges to gain experience of sitting in the High Court.
*Tables unavailable
A14 These arrangements were the subject of a consultation paper "Proposals for the Reform of Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge Tenure" published in May 2003. The consultation closed on 31 July 2003 and the responses are being considered alongside the Lord Chancellor's proposals for constitutional change and reform of the arrangement for judicial appointments. The Lord Chancellor continues to make new appointments only to meet specific urgent business needs.
A15 As at 31 March 2004, 169 practitioners were authorised, under section 9(4) to sit in the High Court, 142 of these were authorised to sit in the Queen's Bench Division and the Chancery Division, and 30 in the Family Division.The authorisation to sit in the Queen's Bench Division and Chancery Division is a joint one to provide flexibility in listing, but an invitation to sit will normally be limited to the Queen's Bench Division. The Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the relevant Chancery supervising judge is responsible for seeking an authorisation to sit in the Chancery Division. As some practitioners have authorisations for the Family Division as well as the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions, the total figure for each Division does not equal the overall number of authorised practitioners.
A16 As at 31 March 2004, 237 circuit judges were authorised to sit in the High Court, 151 in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions, and 138 in the Family Division. Some judges are authorised to sit in all three divisions of the High Court. Because some circuit judges are authorised to sit in the Queen's Bench, Chancery and Family Divisions, the total figure of circuit judges in both types of authorisations does not equal the overall number of authorised circuit judges.
A17 As at 31 March 2004, 26 recorders were authorised to sit in the High Court, 20 in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions, and six in the Family Division.
Retired Law Lords and Supreme Court judges authorised under section 9(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981*
A18 At 31 March 2004, 11 retired judges were authorised to sit in the Court of Appeal Civil Division and 14 were authorised to sit in the Criminal Division. 12 retired judges were authorised to sit in the High Court and 11 were authorised to sit in the Crown Court. A number of retired judges are authorised to sit in one or more of these jurisdictions.
*Tables unavailable
Circuit Judges authorised under Section 9(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to sit in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division*
A19 As at 31 March 2004, 27 circuit judges were authorised to sit in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division.
*Tables unavailable
Circuit Judges
Main competition and general circuit bench appointments
A20 As at 1 April 2003, 622 circuit judges were in post. Although no general circuit bench competition was held to appoint circuit judges for 2003-2004, during this period 23 reserve list appointments were made from the 2002 - 2003 - reserve list.
A21 There was a need to appoint circuit judges ready to sit in 2004-2005 and a competition was held between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004 to fill a total of 40 circuit judge posts for all six Circuits. Following advertisement of the competition, 319 applications were received, following which 183 applicants were selected for interview. As at 31 March 2004, five candidates each had been appointed to the Midland and Western Circuits and 25 had been recommended for appointment to the South Eastern Circuit. Appointments for the remaining Circuits are being made throughout 2004 - 2005 and will feature in the next Annual Report. A total of 131 candidates have been placed on the reserve list. During this period seven vacancies arose, which were filled by candidates who were on the circuit bench reserve list. Competition statistics are available.
A22 In the usual way, applicants who had not been successful at either the initial sift stage or subsequently after the interview stage, were invited to seek feedback on their applications. Feedback was conducted over the telephone, face to face or in writing. The circuit bench competition manager gave 203 feedbacks in total, 150 of which were by telephone, 52 were written and one was face to face.
A23 During the year 37 judges retired and sadly, four died in service.
Ad hoc specialist competitions
A24 Three Senior circuit judge, or specialist competitions at circuit judge level were advertised in the previous financial year but were concluded within this reporting year. The competitions and appointments made were:
Senior circuit judge at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey);
Eight candidates applied, five of whom were interviewed; Anthony Paul Morris
was appointed.
Senior circuit judge as a Chief Social Security and Child Support Commissioner;
Seven candidates applied, of whom three were interviewed. His Honour Judge
Hickinbottom was appointed as Senior circuit judge.
Senior circuit judge at Liverpool Combined Court (Civil);
Three applications were received. All three candidates were interviewed
and Stephen Paul Stewart was appointed as Senior circuit judge.
A25 Five other specialist competitions were launched and completed in this financial year.
The competitions and appointments made were:
Senior circuit judge at Liverpool Combined Court (Crime);
Four people applied, four were interviewed and His Honour Judge Globe QC
was successful in securing this position.
Senior circuit judge at Birmingham Crown Court;
Five people applied. Four were interviewed and John Henry Boulton Saunders
QC was appointed.
Specialist Chancery circuit judge at Cardiff Civil Justice Centre;
11 candidates applied, five of whom were interviewed and Wyn Lewis Williams
was successful.
Specialist circuit judge to sit in the Mercantile Court on the North Eastern
Circuit*;
This competition attracted four applicants. The post was filled by His Honour
Judge Langdon administratively by judicial deployment therefore the competition
was withdrawn.
Specialist circuit judge in the Technology and Construction Court;
Three applications were received, two of whom were interviewed. Peter David
William Coulson QC was the successful candidate and took up appointment
in July.
Competition statistics for the competitions in paragraphs A24 and A25 may be viewed here.
*Tables unavailable
Recorders
Civil only competition
A26 Following the information supplied in the previous annual report regarding the Civil Only Recorder Competition; this competition was concluded in November 2003 and narrative details are given below. The statistics for this competition are available.
Factors affecting career progression
A27 The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor continued his scheme whereby practitioners were invited to submit a statement with their application if they considered that there were factors that had restricted their opportunities to progress in their careers and that their career progress understated their judicial potential. 31 candidates in total took this opportunity to draw particular factors to the attention of sifting and interviewing panels.
Appointments - civil only
A28 The advertisement for the competition was featured in the national press, minority ethnic publications and also on the department's website. 267 practitioners applied, 1,771 written assessments were received from 1,031 consultees. There were 20 vacancies and a total 89 interviews were conducted.
A29 A total of 20 successful candidates were selected to go forward for training as recorders. Of those who were successful none were criminal or family practitioners. Successful candidates were authorised to sit in the civil jurisdiction only. It was expected that as well as undertaking work in the county courts, they would also be asked to deputise for specialist civil circuit judges, particularly in the Chancery Division, the Mercantile Court and the Technology and Construction Court. According to the demands of the work, they could also be asked to sit as a deputy High Court judge. The 20 appointments were divided between three Circuits; South Eastern (ten), Midland (five) and Northern (five).
A30 The field was very competitive with good quality candidates and there were many more candidates found to be suitable for appointment than there were places available.
A31 For those not successful, feedback interviews were available by appointment, either on the telephone or in person. 65 feedback interviews were conducted, representing 26% of the total number of unsuccessful candidates. Of those who were unsuccessful following interview, 29% requested feedback.
Competition statistics are available.
2002-2003 Reserve list appointments*
A32 61 candidates were appointed and three are yet to take up appointment from the 2002-2003 Recorder Competition reserve list. 28 were appointed to the South Eastern Circuit, 18 to the Midland Circuit, five to the Northern Circuit, four each to the Western and Wales and Chester Circuits and two to the North Eastern Circuit. Statistics are available.
2004 - 2005 General Recorder Competition - Rolling Programme
A33 The 2004-2005 General Recorder Competition (to fill vacancies arising from April 2004) was advertised in August 2003, and although all of the circuits have now closed, as yet no appointments have been made. Detailed statistical information about this competition will be published on the DCA website once the competition is complete, and further details will be given in the next annual report.
A34 In the period following the 2002-2003 recorder competition (held between April 2001 and July 2002) the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, asked officials to review all of the selection processes in the light of the comments received on his consultation paper which was launched in April 2002. In the response to that consultation paper he agreed to an important change in the recorder competition.
A35 The 2004 - 2005 competition for recorders was structured as a rolling programme. The cycle started with an advertisement setting out the date by which applications for each circuit should be submitted. The procedures allowed applicants for the later circuits to register their interest at the outset and application packs were sent to them at the appropriate time.
A36 Applicants were invited to apply for one circuit as their first preference, but also to identify other circuits, one of which they would be able to take up an appointment, should they not be offered an appointment on their Circuit of first choice.
A37 Each candidate was assessed in relation to expected vacancies on the circuit of first choice. Applicants were considered for interview and interviewed only once. Successful candidates were placed in an order of merit by band (currently bands A to D, with A representing the best candidates). Those in the top bands were considered for immediate appointment subject to an appropriate match of skills and experience.
A38 Candidates found to reach the standard for appointment, but who were not offered an immediate appointment, were considered alongside other candidates assessed at the same level in respect of vacancies arising on the other circuits (which they had identified as circuits on which they could sit) within that competition cycle. However, candidates who had not been offered an appointment by the time of completion of the competition's first cycle, would need to reapply.
A39 Those who were not offered immediate appointment were informed, during feedback, of the band in which they had been placed. This was aimed at assisting candidates in assessing their chances of appointment later in the cycle.
A40 To date the only circuit which has had recommendations made is the South Eastern Circuit. A total of 177 interviews took place. 44 applicants were not successful following interview, two withdrew, and 46 candidates were approved for appointment. 85 successful candidates were rolled forward to the circuit they preferred after the South Eastern.
Table showing candidates' recommended for appointment on the South Eastern Circuit:
| Offered/ Accepted Applicants |
Male | Female | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar | Sol | QC | F/T | Oth | Total | Bar | Sol | QC | F/T | Oth | Total | ||
| White | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chinese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Ethnic Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Totals | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 46 |
District bench competitions and appointments
District judge (civil)
A41 As at 31 March 2004, there were 416 district judges in England and Wales. During the period covered by this report, no district judge general competition was held. One competition was held to fill a specific post on the Wales and Chester Circuit which required a fluent Welsh speaker (as no suitable candidate was found in the competition held in 2002 - 2003). All deputy district judges (except retired district judges sitting as deputies) were notified of the vacancy by a 'round robin' letter. Two candidates applied and both were interviewed. Deputy District Judge John Griffith Thomas was appointed. For this competition, 12 nominated referees and ten automatic referees were consulted.
A42 Following the 2002-2003 district judge competition (reported in last year's Annual Report), appointments made by the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor from the competition's reserve list filled five further vacancies. It is expected that a further 17 appointments will be made from this list. Following the close of the competition, a total of 35 unsuccessful candidates received telephone feedback during the period of this report.
Resident judge, Sovereign Base Areas (Cyprus)
A43 The Sovereign Base Areas - Cyprus, were created by the Cyprus Act 1960. The constitution of the Sovereign base areas was provided for by the Sovereign Base Areas Order in Council, also in 1960. The Order in Council provides for the appointment of an Administrator and confers full legislative and executive authority for the Sovereign Base Areas on that position. In constitutional terms, they are a British overseas territory administered by the Ministry of Defence. The Resident judge in the Sovereign Base Areas Administration, Cyprus, retired from his post at the end of June 2003 and a competition was held to identify a suitable candidate. Although the post is not an appointment made by the Lord Chancellor, it fell to the DCA to identify a suitable candidate who could be recommended to the Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas Administration for appointment. Applications were sought from all district judges. Nine applications were received of whom four were selected for interview. District Judge Naqvi was appointed as Resident Judge in November 2003 to the Ministry of Defence for a period of three years.
Deputy district judge (civil)
A44 As at 31 March 2004, there were 729 deputy district judges in England and Wales. A competition was held during the period of this report to fill 50 vacancies (later increased to 70) on all circuits. Advertisements were placed in The Times, Law Society Gazette, Eastern Eye, The Voice, Asian Times, Daily Post, Western Mail and on the Department's website. There being no issue of "Counsel" magazine when the advertisement was published, a circular was sent to all the Heads of Chambers at the inns of Court for bringing to the attention of their members. DCA received 896 requests for application packs, and in response 429 applications were received and subsequently 132 candidates were shortlisted for attendance at the Assessment Centre. Of this total 76 were men and 56 women, 123 were white and eight belonged to a minority ethnic group with one unknown ethnic background.
A45 This competition also saw the pilot of an initial sift within the competition process. The agreed procedure was that two experienced competition managers considered and evaluated the applications against the published criteria for sift and against the standards agreed in advance with the sift panel. The results were presented by the competition managers to the sift panel, who satisfied themselves that standards had been followed, and sampled a minimum of 10% of cases. The panel considered marginal cases in full, and it was open to the panel to examine any application before determining who would be invited to attend the Assessment Centre. Decisions about whom to invite to attend the Assessment Centre remained with the full sift panel.
A46 The Assessment Centre is a selection process that involves job relevant exercises as well as an interview. A group of six candidates attended each centre, taking part in a series of exercises that are assessed by an assessor panel. The assessor panel consisted of a senior member from the Department of Constitutional Affairs, two district judges and a lay person. All assessors received training based on the case studies and other material used at the assessment centre. Based on extensive research of the role, a set of 'competencies' were developed for the process of the assessment centre. During the selection process, candidates were assessed against each competency on a number of occasions. The activities at the assessment centre included a practical exercise, a written exercise, a competency-based interview, and a written technical test. At the end of the day, and with the applicant absent, the assessors discussed each applicant's performance against the competencies, marked the written exercises and technical paper and reached a final rating by reviewing the ratings from all the exercises.
A47 56 candidates were recommended for appointment. However, on the South Eastern and Northern Circuits, we were unable to recommend sufficient numbers of the right calibre. We are looking into ways of encouraging more applicants to apply (e.g. by holding a Judicial Appointments event in the Manchester/Liverpool area). For this competition, 792 references were sought from the nominated consultees only. A total of 16 unsuccessful attendees received telephone feedback and 52 candidates requested written feedback during the period of this report.
District judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division
A48 As at 31 March 2004, there were 18 district judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD). A competition was held during this reporting period to fill one vacancy. All deputy district judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division; district judges (civil); deputy district judges (civil); district judges (magistrates' courts); deputy district judges (magistrates' courts); district probate registrars; and deputy district probate registrars were notified of the vacancy. In response to 35 requests, 23 applications were received and 15 candidates were selected for interview. One candidate was approved for appointment. Two candidates were placed on the reserve list. During this competition, 138 references were sought from the nominated consultees and 32 from automatic consultees. Six unsuccessful interviewees received telephone feedback.
Deputy district judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division
A49 As at 31 March 2004, there were 41 deputy district judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD). A competition was held during this reporting period to fill 12 vacancies (later increased to 17). Advertisements were placed in the legal and national press and on the Department's website. In response to 183 requests, 103 applications were received and 38 candidates were selected for interview. 16 candidates were approved by the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor for appointment. During this competition, 618 references were sought from the nominated consultees only. A total of three unsuccessful candidates received telephone feedback.
Deputy costs judge appointment *
A50 Late in 2003, Lord Justice Dyson approved a pilot scheme which meant that all detailed assessments between the parties arising out of proceedings in the London County Courts (15 courts) would be dealt with by the Supreme Court Costs Office. It was envisaged that the scheme would start in January 2004. The Senior costs judge wrote to us explaining that he was satisfied that the current constitution of the Costs Office would enable them to deal with the work, the vast majority of which would be dealt with at costs officer level. Two Civil District Judges were appointed as a deputy costs judge from time to time to help with the additional work. Both of these district judges sit at Central London County Court and expressed an interest in the posts, they were subsequently recommended to the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor for appointment. In order that they were able to deal with cases other than purely county court cases, they were also appointed as deputy district judges (PRFD) and for the county court for the purposes of costs assessment only.
*Tables unavailable
Deputy Senior District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)
A51 Deputy Senior District Judge Workman was appointed senior district judge in March 2003, subsequently a competition was held to find his successor. Applications were sought from all district judges (magistrates' courts). 11 applications were received and seven candidates were selected for interview. District Judge Daphne Wickham was appointed deputy senior district judge.
District judge (magistrates' courts)
A52 As at 31 March 2004, there were 106 district judges (magistrates' courts) in post. A competition was held during the period of this report to fill 25 vacancies. All deputy district judges (except retired district judges now sitting as deputies) were informed by way of a 'round robin' letter of the vacancies. 119 applications were received and all were invited for interview. 25 were recommended for appointment and a further eight were placed on the reserve list. In this competition, there were 714 references sought from the nominated consultees and 11 consultees were approached about all the candidates. A total of 43 unsuccessful candidates received telephone feedback.
Deputy district judge (magistrates' courts)
A53 As at 31 March 2004, there were 173 deputy district judges (magistrates' courts) in post. There was no competition held during 2003-2004 for appointments to this post.
Senior District Judge of the Family Division
A54 As the senior district judge of the Family Division retired in January 2004 a competition was held to find a successor. Applications were sought from all district judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division. Four applications were received and all four were interviewed. District Judge Waller was appointed senior district judge of the PRFD. For this competition, 24 references were sought from the nominated consultees and seven from the automatic consultees.
Chief Bankruptcy Registrar of the High Court
A55 The Chief Bankruptcy Registrar passed away in August 2003 and a competition was held to find a successor. Applications were sought from all the bankruptcy registrars of the High Court. Four applications were received and all four applicants were interviewed. Registrar Baister was appointed as chief bankruptcy registrar. For this competition, 24 references were sought from the nominated consultees and 16 from the automatic consultees.
Examiner of the Court
A56 This is a quasi-judicial post, the purpose of which is to take depositions under oath, following an order of the English court, in response to requests from a foreign court for assistance in obtaining evidence for the purposes of proceedings in that court. A competition was held during this reporting period to appoint 19 Examiners of the Court. There were 120 requests for further information, and as a result, 35 applications were received and 29 candidates were selected for interview. 19 candidates were appointed. It was decided that candidates should nominate three referees instead of six. 87 referees were approached. One unsuccessful candidate received telephone feedback.
Appointments in the Tribunals 2003-2004
T1 During the course of the year, a total of 28 recruitment competitions for judicial posts in tribunals were completed. The detailed statistics for these competitions are available, but some highlights are worth mentioning.
T2 In 17 of these competitions, suitable candidates were found for appointment to all the vacancies, which needed to be filled. In the remainder, the shortage of suitable candidates for appointment arose in the main from a low application rate for those competitions. For most of these other competitions the number of applicants exceeded the number of vacancies, but not sufficiently so as to produce enough candidates who met the standard for appointment. In some competitions, there were actually fewer applicants than there were vacancies.
T3 As is clear from previous Annual Reports, low application rates has been a particular problem in the recruitment of medical members of tribunals. For example, we ran two competitions for medical members of the Appeals Service, the tribunal that deals with a wide range of appeals against decisions made on social security and other benefits. For a total of 120 vacancies, we had only 60 applicants, of whom 44 were offered appointment. However, we have managed to make significant progress in solving this problem in respect of medical members of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT). With the support of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, we have been able to approach directly consultant psychiatrists who might be interested in appointment to the MHRT, rather than relying on advertising in the press to reach them. We have also changed the eligibility criteria, enabling a larger number of consultant psychiatrists to apply whilst still maintaining an appropriate level of professional expertise in the tribunal.
T4 As a result, in the three recruitment competitions we completed for medical members of the MHRT during the year, the proportion of vacancies filled rose progressively from 18% to 34% and then to 70%. We are optimistic that the next competition will enable all the remaining vacancies to be filled. We will explore in the coming year whether the lessons we learnt in MHRT medical recruitment can be extended to other medical appointments.
Below are details of some of the larger tribunal competitions which were held, or where a tribunal may have undergone a change to its structure (details of the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the following tribunals can be found in the 2002-2003 Judicial Appointments Annual Report at chapter 9).
Agricultural Land Tribunal
T5 During October 2003 one competition was held to fill one vacancy for a fee-paid deputy chairman. The competition was small but involved a change in approach. At the formative stage, we were required to agree a formal competition agreement, which was negotiated with the ALT secretary. The vacancy was for a Welsh appointment but it was found that there was no need to approach the Minister for Wales and also that there was no need to hold the competition in Wales. There were four applicants and all were interviewed. The Lord Chancellor later appointed one successful candidate.
The Appeal Tribunals
T6 During the period covered by this Report there was a major exercise to carry out some 1500 appointment renewals.
T7 In January 2003 a competition was advertised to fill two vacancies for full time regional chairmen. Four applications were received and all four applicants were invited for interview and the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor appointed two candidates.
T8 In March 2003 two further competitions were advertised. The first was for 60 fee-paid specialist medical members. 33 applications were received; all of whom were invited for interview. 29 candidates were appointed. The second competition was for 60 medical members (non-specialists). 30 Applications were received 27 of whom were interviewed and 14 candidates were appointed (two additional appointments were also made from candidates who had originally applied for the specialist competition but were either unable to attend the interview or were successful at interview stage but not given a specialist post).
T9 A competition was advertised to fill nine vacancies for full time district chairmen. There were 101 applicants, 32 of which were interviewed. Nine candidates were subsequently appointed. A further competition was held in August 2003 to fill one vacancy for a full time medically qualified panel member. There were 14 applicants, four were interviewed and one candidate was appointed.
Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)
T10 There were appointments made in three competitions for members of the Employment Tribunals. The first was to fill 35 vacancies for fee-paid chairmen. 148 applications were received. 70 candidates were interviewed and the Lord Chancellor appointed 24 successful candidates.
T11 The second competition was for three full time regional chairmen. There were 14 applicants, ten were interviewed and three successful candidates were appointed.
T12 In the third competition 14 vacancies for full time chairmen of the Employment Tribunals were advertised. 36 applications were received. 23 applicants were interviewed and 14 successful candidates were appointed.
Immigration Appellate Authority (IAA) (see forward look below)
T13 Statistical details of the appointments made in six competitions to fill vacancies arising in the IAA are available.
Mental Health Review Tribunal (and see paras 3 and 4 above)
T14 The four Mental Health Review Tribunals regional panels in England (South London and South and West, North London and East, Trent Northern & Yorkshire, West Midlands and North West) amalgamated to become two (Southern and Northern). The Southern Region comprises the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex and all that part of England that lies to the south and south west of those counties. The Northern Region is formed by all that part of England that is not part of the Southern Region. The four previous chairmen were part-time. The new structure has two salaried full time regional chairmen for each region - the first full time salaried members for the MHRT.
T15 MHRT Wales continues with separate part-time regional chairmen. Statistical details of the four MHRT competitions held during the period covered by this report, are available.
T16 Details of many other smaller competitions are available.
Forward look
T17 The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 received Royal Assent on July 22 this year. The Act puts into place a number of Government proposals relating to Asylum and Immigration policy.
T18 A key provision (Section 26) relates to the unification of the current asylum and immigration appeals system.
Section 26
T19 Section 26 establishes a single tier Asylum and Immigration Tribunal or "AIT", replacing the current two-tier system, which comprises adjudicators as the first tier of appeal and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT) as the second-tier. It also puts into a place a new system of appeal and limited review to the higher courts. The new system will ensure that a final appeal decision will be reached quickly and efficiently, and will reduce the number of unmeritorious cases reaching the higher courts.
Judicial Structure of the AIT
T20 Paragraphs 27 & 28 of Schedule 2 to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 provides that adjudicators and members of the IAT will automatically become members of the AIT when the new Tribunal commences. However, new judicial job descriptions and terms of appointment will apply.
T21 In relation to the judicial structure of the AIT, Schedule 1 of the Act provides for the Lord Chancellor to appoint a President and one or more Deputy Presidents. The proposed judicial structure of the Tribunal below the President and Deputy President is designed to ensure that the new Tribunal is self-contained and that quality and consistency in decision making is maintained. The Lord Chancellor intends to call judiciary in the new AIT 'Immigration Judges' and the 3 main judicial tiers are as follows:
The proposed titles are subject to public consultation and Parliamentary approval.
Senior Immigration Judge
T22 Senior Immigration Judges or "SIJs" will be responsible for providing judicial management and legal expertise within the AIT. They will also chair panel hearings, determine review applications on behalf of the High Court and the Court of Session (for a limited transitional period to be determined by order of the Lord Chancellor) and work closely with judicial colleagues. Current Vice Presidents of the IAT and Regional Adjudicators will hold these posts.
Designated Immigration Judges
T23 Designated Immigration Judges or "DIJs" will provide support to SIJs and also lead teams comprising the equivalent of around ten full time Immigration Judges, providing them with support and guidance. There will be up to 26 DIJ posts, seven of which will be held by the existing Deputy Regional Adjudicators. The remaining posts will be filled from the current pool of salaried Immigration Judges through an appointment exercise.
Immigration Judges
T24 Immigration Judges will form the judicial foundation of the AIT and existing adjudicators and legally qualified members of the IAT will hold these posts.
Lay members
T25 Lay members will continue to hold non judicial positions in the new AIT and will contribute to the decision making process on factual matters only.
The Magistracy
How the system works
M1 Magistrates are volunteers drawn from all walks of life. They are not legally qualified but are given appropriate training to undertake their duties. They usually sit in panels of three and are advised on matters of law by legally qualified clerks. Magistrates deal with over 95% of all criminal cases. They also decide many civil matters, particularly in relation to family work, hear licensing applications and deal with requests for warrants for arrest and search.
Applications and appointments in 2003-2004
M2 A breakdown of the magistracy in England and Wales, including the Duchy of Lancaster, by age, gender, ethnic origin and political affiliation will be found below.
M3 In all, 1768 people (939 men and 829 women) were appointed as magistrates between 2003-2004 including appointments in the Duchy of Lancaster. Of these, 134 were of minority ethnic origin, that is 9.66% of the total number of new appointments.
M4 The tables below show the number of men and women appointed since 1998 and the number of people of minority ethnic origin appointed since 1995. The figures until 1998 are for calendar years and from then onwards for financial years. Figures for appointments including those in the Duchy of Lancaster can be found below.
| Year | 1998 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 816 | 654 | 692 | 703 | 763 | 714 | 777 |
| Women | 793 | 624 | 731 | 633 | 711 | 696 | 701 |
| Total | 1609 | 1278 | 1423 | 1366 | 1474 | 1410 | 1478 |
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minority ethnic appointments as percentage of total |
6% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.5% |
Developments in 2003-2004
M5 Lord Falconer formally launched the National Strategy for the Recruitment of Magistrates in October 2003. The objectives of the strategy include:
M6 During the year, work in progress on the strategy has included:
M7 The revision of the Secretary of State's and Lord Chancellor's Directions for Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace was published in last summer and will in due course be available on the departmental website (www.dca.gov.uk).
M8 On 6 November 2003 the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor announced that voting patterns would no longer be used as a way of determining how far the local bench represented its community. New indicators using a mixture of occupational, industrial and social groupings (which can be compared to information collected by the Office for National Statistics and the Census) have been introduced. A survey of the entire magistracy asking them to match themselves against the new groupings was conducted in April 2004. Responses are being examined by consultants and data will be used in recruitment strategy.
General Commissioners of Income Tax
How the system works
M9 General Commissioners of Income Tax are unpaid volunteers from a range of backgrounds and expertise in tax is not a requirement for appointment. They are appointed by the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor to hear appeals from individuals and companies against assessments made by the Inland Revenue on income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax as well as National Insurance issues.
Developments in 2003-2004
M10 In June 2001 a moratorium was imposed on the appointment of new General Commissioners of Income Tax (except in exceptional circumstances). This was largely due to the national average sitting level for divisions falling below the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor's preferred level of at least six sittings a year, and because of the ongoing work to consider reform of the Tax Appeals Tribunals. Therefore, during the year, only six people (five men and one woman) were appointed as General Commissioners of Income Tax.
M11 Pending decisions on major reform of the tax appeal system a revised appointments process has been agreed with all stakeholders. Whilst the national sitting average is still below the preferred level and the moratorium remains in place, the new process (which is broadly in line with that for magistrates) will be used where new appointments are unavoidable.
| Position | Total | Gender | Ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | White | Mixed | Asian | Black | Chinese | Other | Unknown | ||
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Heads of Division (excluding the Lord Chancellor) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | 37 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| High Court Judge | 106 | 98 | 8 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Circuit Judge | 611 | 551 | 60 | 563 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
| Recorder | 1419 | 1232 | 187 | 1317 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 37 |
| Recorder In Training | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District Judges (including Family Division) |
434 | 352 | 82 | 384 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| Deputy District Judges (including Family Division) |
801 | 619 | 182 | 738 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
| District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) |
106 | 85 | 21 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Crt) |
174 | 135 | 39 | 158 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3710 | 3124 | 586 | 3414 | 18 | 45 | 28 | 1 | 40 | 164 |
| % of Total | 100 | 84.2 | 15.8 | 92.02 | 0.49 | 1.21 | 0.75 | 0.03 | 1.08 | 4.42 |
| Jurisidiction | Total | Gender | Ethnicity | Profession | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | White | Mixed | Asian | Black | Chinese | Other | Unknown | Bar | Sol | Oth | ||
| Adjudication Panel for England | 190 | 148 | 42 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 72 | 74 | 44 |
| Agricultural Land Tribunal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeals Tribunals | 658 | 419 | 239 | 590 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 88 | 534 | 36 |
| Care Standards Tribunal | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Competition Appeal Tribunal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conveyancing Counsel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Copyright Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Data Protection Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Appeal Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Tribunal | 293 | 231 | 62 | 257 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 273 |
| Family Health Serv App Auth | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Foreign Compens'n Commission | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Immigration Adjudicator | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Immigration Appeals Tribunal | 78 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 41 | 0 | 37 |
| Immigration Services Tribunal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Information Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Investigatory Powers Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Land Tribunal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| London Service Permits (Appeal) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Appeal Tribunals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mental Health Review Tribunal | 286 | 165 | 121 | 256 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 86 | 185 | 15 |
| Pathogens Access Appeal Commis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions Appeal Tribunal | 28 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| Plant Varieties & Seeds Trib | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Police Discipline Appeal Tribunal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Proscribed Org. Appeal Com | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Registered Homes Tribunal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Registered Inspector of SAT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reinstatement Comms & Umpires | 19 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Rent Assessment Panel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal | 46 | 37 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 16 |
| Restricted Patients Panel | 176 | 157 | 19 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 163 | 13 | 0 |
| Restrictive practices Court | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Security App Tribunals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Special Comms of Income Tax | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Special Educl Needs & Disabili | 61 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 2 |
| Special Educl Needs Tribunal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Special Immig Appls Commission | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport Tribunal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1927 | 1352 | 575 | 1629 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 218 | 545 | 949 | 433 |
Table revised May 2005.
| Jurisidiction | Total | Gender | Ethnicity | Profession | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | White | Mixed | Asian | Black | Chinese | Other | Unknown | Bar | Sol | Oth | ||
| Adv Comm on Conscientious Obj | 176 | 138 | 38 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 67 | 65 | 44 |
| Agricultural Land Tribunal | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Appeals Tribunals | 74 | 43 | 31 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 5 |
| Competition Appeal Tribunal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Data Protection Tribunal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Employment Tribunal | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Financial Services & Markets | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Immigration Adjudicator | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Immigration Appeals Tribunal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mental Health Review Tribunal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pensions Appeal Tribunal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Restrictive Practices Court | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sec & Child Suppt Comm | 27 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| Special Comms of Income Tax | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Special Immig Appls Commission | 43 | 42 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 390 | 299 | 91 | 307 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 163 | 158 | 69 |
Table revised May 2005.
| Jurisidiction | Total | Gender | Ethnicity | Profession | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | White | Mixed | Asian | Black | Chinese | Other | Unknown | Bar | Sol | Oth | ||
| Adjudication Panel for England | 207 | 165 | 42 | 167 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
| Adv Comm on Conscientious Obj | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Agricultural Arbitrators | 71 | 70 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Agricultural Land Tribunal | 196 | 190 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| Appeals Tribunals | 1382 | 827 | 555 | 1005 | 7 | 146 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 192 | 1 | 14 | 1367 |
| Arbitrators Motor Ins Bureau | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Care Standards Tribunal | 46 | 19 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Competition Appeal Tribunal | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Data Protection Tribunal | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Employment Appeal Tribunal | 78 | 52 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Employment Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Family Health Serv App Auth | 25 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Financial Services & Markets | 19 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| HM Land Registry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Immigration Adjudicator | 561 | 395 | 166 | 486 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 47 | 64 | 450 |
| Immigration Appeals Tribunal | 63 | 41 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Immigration Services Tribunal | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Income & Corp Tax Tribunal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Information Tribunal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Land Tribunal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| London Service Permits (Appeal) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Medical Appeal Tribunals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mental Health Review Tribunal | 622 | 388 | 234 | 442 | 1 | 101 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 621 |
| National Parking Adjud Service | 40 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
| Nautical Assessors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Panel of Wreck Commissioners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pensions Appeal Tribunal | 32 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Proscribed Org. Appeal Com. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rent Assessment Panel | 36 | 27 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 |
| Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal | 206 | 142 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 205 |
| Restrictive Practices Court | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Road User Charging | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Social Sec & Child Suppt Comm | 18 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Special Immig Appls Commission | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Trade Marks Act 1994 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Transport Tribunal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 3724 | 2507 | 1217 | 2718 | 18 | 284 | 86 | 14 | 43 | 561 | 175 | 204 | 3345 |
Table revised May 2005.
| Comm - ission Area |
Total | Age | Gender | Political Affiliation | Ethnic background | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 40 |
40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | M | F | Con | Lab | Lib Dem |
Pl Cy | Oth | Un | W | B | A | O | NK | ||
| Avon and Somerset |
837 | 35 | 114 | 385 | 303 | 405 | 432 | 269 | 170 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 803 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Bedford shire |
272 | 11 | 33 | 133 | 95 | 140 | 132 | 102 | 54 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 82 | 247 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Cambridge shire |
350 | 14 | 50 | 175 | 111 | 171 | 179 | 134 | 79 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 75 | 336 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheshire | 446 | 20 | 77 | 208 | 141 | 228 | 218 | 145 | 120 | 54 | 0 | 53 | 74 | 435 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 472 | 20 | 77 | 214 | 161 | 260 | 212 | 165 | 146 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 92 | 452 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Cumbria | 299 | 3 | 32 | 154 | 110 | 150 | 149 | 95 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 142 | 296 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 399 | 16 | 41 | 195 | 147 | 205 | 194 | 141 | 112 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 79 | 382 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Devon and Cornwall |
721 | 18 | 87 | 352 | 264 | 355 | 366 | 255 | 108 | 132 | 0 | 65 | 161 | 713 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dorset | 335 | 9 | 37 | 167 | 122 | 180 | 155 | 137 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 24 | 69 | 327 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Durham | 287 | 12 | 42 | 143 | 90 | 153 | 134 | 56 | 98 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 94 | 281 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyfed Powys |
352 | 6 | 42 | 187 | 117 | 197 | 155 | 89 | 76 | 49 | 43 | 29 | 66 | 350 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Essex | 605 | 6 | 75 | 317 | 207 | 305 | 300 | 233 | 111 | 94 | 0 | 48 | 119 | 590 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| City of London |
120 | 5 | 29 | 52 | 34 | 53 | 67 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 101 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Greater London |
955 | 52 | 156 | 449 | 298 | 437 | 518 | 322 | 305 | 89 | 0 | 68 | 171 | 758 | 85 | 91 | 21 | 0 |
| Middlesex | 712 | 22 | 97 | 310 | 283 | 286 | 426 | 260 | 225 | 94 | 0 | 70 | 63 | 602 | 74 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| North East London |
499 | 28 | 86 | 232 | 153 | 266 | 233 | 112 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 141 | 390 | 61 | 34 | 14 | 0 |
| South East London |
403 | 19 | 75 | 183 | 127 | 207 | 196 | 134 | 104 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 94 | 354 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| South West London |
369 | 7 | 52 | 184 | 126 | 172 | 197 | 152 | 71 | 76 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 347 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Gloucester shire |
249 | 3 | 28 | 105 | 113 | 134 | 115 | 121 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 239 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gwent | 301 | 10 | 39 | 138 | 114 | 163 | 138 | 69 | 83 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 118 | 292 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampshire | 785 | 32 | 108 | 408 | 237 | 383 | 402 | 257 | 143 | 122 | 0 | 40 | 223 | 761 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight |
67 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 22 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertford shire |
454 | 31 | 86 | 203 | 134 | 217 | 237 | 143 | 113 | 65 | 0 | 40 | 93 | 435 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Humberside | 437 | 14 | 52 | 210 | 161 | 225 | 212 | 166 | 106 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 91 | 429 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent | 798 | 22 | 102 | 412 | 262 | 416 | 382 | 323 | 146 | 111 | 0 | 44 | 174 | 765 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| Leicester shire |
511 | 21 | 67 | 243 | 180 | 261 | 250 | 163 | 120 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 152 | 465 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| Lincoln shire |
375 | 13 | 51 | 180 | 131 | 187 | 188 | 149 | 70 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 64 | 368 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Norfolk | 426 | 12 | 43 | 219 | 152 | 213 | 213 | 141 | 88 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 119 | 417 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| North Yorkshire |
360 | 11 | 48 | 171 | 130 | 181 | 179 | 136 | 73 | 58 | 0 | 19 | 74 | 354 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Northampton shire |
351 | 9 | 56 | 151 | 135 | 174 | 177 | 162 | 77 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 328 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Northumber land |
193 | 3 | 29 | 78 | 83 | 91 | 102 | 63 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyne and Wear |
809 | 35 | 107 | 413 | 254 | 431 | 378 | 204 | 276 | 103 | 0 | 55 | 171 | 786 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| North Wales |
388 | 10 | 37 | 181 | ||||||||||||||