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The tribunals service


The Tribunals Service is a government agency that provides common administrative support for the main central government tribunals. It was launched on 1 April 2006. The launch was the biggest change to the tribunals system in this country in almost half a century. The tribunals service is an executive agency of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Information about the tribunals service and the individual tribunals within the organisation can be found at the tribunals service website

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Supervises the constitution and working of Tribunals and Inquiries in England, Scotland and Wales as listed in the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992.



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