The President of Welsh Tribunals ( cy, Llywydd Tribiwnlysoedd Cymru) is a senior
judge in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
who presides over the
Welsh tribunal system. The position was established by the
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 (c. 7) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It sets out amendments to the Government of Wales Act 2006 and devolves further powers to Wales. The legislation is based on the proposals of the St David's Day Comman ...
and is the first senior judicial role relating solely to Wales. The President of the Welsh Tribunals is not a devolved subject matter, however the
Senedd may create additional Welsh tribunals.
Appointment and functions
The President of Welsh Tribunals is appointed by the
Lord Chief Justice
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are ...
after consultation with the Welsh Ministers and
Lord Chancellor
The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. Th ...
, if no agreement is met then the recruitment may be referred to the
Judicial Appointments Commission
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is an independent commission that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Sy ...
. The President of the Welsh Tribunals must satisfy the
judicial-appointment eligibility condition
The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provides for several diverse matters relating to the law, some of them being significant changes to the structure of the courts and fundamental ...
on a seven-year basis.
The President must have regard to the need for the following:
*Welsh
Tribunal
A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.
For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a single ...
s to be accessible
*Proceedings before tribunals to be fair and handled quickly and efficiently
*Members of tribunals to be
experts in the subject-matter of, or the
law
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to be applied in, cases in which they decide matters—and the need to develop
innovative
Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entit ...
methods of
resolving disputes that are of a type that may be brought before tribunals.
The President of Welsh Tribunals can make representations to the
Senedd and
Welsh Ministers about tribunal members and the administration of justice by tribunals.
The Welsh Tribunals
The Welsh Tribunals which fall under the President's remit are:
* th
Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales* th
Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales* th
Residential Property Tribunal for Wales* th
Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales* th
Welsh Language Tribunal* a tribunal drawn from th
Adjudication Panel for Wales* a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the
Rent Act 1977
The Rent Act 1977 (c. 42) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom. The Act introduced the protected tenancy in England and Wales.
The organization setting the rent, the Valuation Office Agency, was known as the "Rent Office".
See ...
(including a leasehold valuation tribunal and a residential property tribunal)
* a tribunal constituted in accordance with Schedule 3 to the
Education Act 2005
The Education Act 2005 (c 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted in order to simplify the process of school improvement, strengthening the accountability framework for schools, in particular by amending the approac ...
(registration of inspectors in Wales: tribunals hearing appeals under section 27);
List of presidents
*
Sir Wyn Williams December 2017 – present
See also
*
Senior President of Tribunals
The Senior President of Tribunals is a senior judge in the United Kingdom who presides over the UK tribunal system. The Senior President is appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Lord Chancellor following the recommen ...
*
President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is equivalent to the now-defunct position of Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, also known as the Senior Law Lord, who was the highest ranking among the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (the ju ...
References
* This article contains prose copied from Parliamentary information licensed under th
Open Parliament Licence v3.0
External links
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