The Decision

AuthorAndrew Bano
Pages257-259

Chapter 30

The Decision

ENGLAND AND WALES
30.1 Rule 31(1) of the England and Wales Procedure Rules allows a tribunal to give a decision orally at a hearing, and this practice is generally followed unless a tribunal needs more time to reach a conclusion, or there is some other reason not to announce the decision at the end of the hearing.

30.2 Rule 31(2) of the England and Wales Procedure Rules provides that as soon as reasonably practicable after making a final decision or a decision on a preliminary issue, the tribunal must issue a decision notice giving the following information:

(i) the tribunal’s decision;
(ii) the right to apply for a written statement of reasons if the decision is given without reasons;

(iii) any right of appeal against the decision and the time within which, and the manner in which, the right must be exercised.

The tribunal need not give any information which has been withheld under rule 14(2) (harmful information).1

Reasons
30.3 Rule 32(1) of the England and Wales Procedure Rules allows reasons for a tribunal’s decision to be given either orally at a hearing or in a written statement of reasons, but in England and Wales a tribunal is required to provide written reasons for its decision only if a written application for a statement is made by one of the parties. Following the...

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