Universal Periodic Review

Who is on the Tribunal?

The Tribunal is made up of a number of legally qualified members, medically qualified members and experienced members.  At hearing, the Tribunal may be composed of two or three members, one of whom must be a legally qualified member.

Find & share your reviews

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap Contribute .
   • To find places you’ve reviewed, tap View your profile.
   • To find places you can review, tap Write review.
3. To share a review, go to the bottom of the review and tap Share .

Information about the review

• Group (required): An identifier used to group together the reviews on the ORCID record; it describes the group of which the review is part. This could be the name of a journal (Journal of Scientific Investigations) or an organization (Scholarly Publisher, State University)
• Type (required): The type of review activity, e.g., a review, evaluation
• Date (required): When the review was completed. This can be broad (2008) or specific (2010-12-10)
• Review container name: The name of main object of which the review is part, e.g. journal, conference, grant review panel, etc.
• Review identifier (required): A unique resolvable identifier provided by the source for the review itself. This is used to prevent duplication of review activity. Reviews can have more than one identifier, and multiple reviews with the same identifier will group together
• Review URL: A link to the representation of the review online

Applications and Referrals under the Act

The Tribunal also has responsibility to consider applications and referrals relating to authorisations of deprivation of liberty and to the appointment or removal of nominated persons under Parts 2 and 3 of the Act.  The Tribunal has the discretion to conduct hearings under the Act either orally or on the papers, where the panel reach their decision on the evidence alone.

In accordance with Chapter 7 of Part 2 of the Act, in relation to an authorisation under Schedules 1 and 2, the Tribunal must revoke the authorisation; or take no action in respect of the authorisation.

The Act also provides the Tribunal with a range of powers and procedures in respect of the appointment or removal of nominated persons. The Tribunal’s Deprivation of Liberty guide for applicants and their nominated person provides additional explanatory information on the process

Phase 3 Report: Coherence and Sustainability: A Review of Tertiary Education and Research

The Phase 3 Report sets out the significant strengths of Scotland’s colleges and universities, the challenges they are facing over the coming years, and recommends ways to continue to secure good outcomes for current and future students in terms of fair access, good quality learning environments, and readiness for their next steps in the world; for employers and the changing world of work; and for wider social and economic benefit.

• Coherent Provision and Sustainability: A Review of Tertiary Education and Research [PDF]
• Coherent Provision and Sustainability: A Review of Tertiary Education and Research - Summary [PDF]
• Coherent Provision and Sustainability: A Review of Tertiary Education and Research Annex 1: Recommendations [PDF]
• Coherence and Sustainability: Financial Sustainability of Colleges and Universities [PDF]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

We have collated these into this General FAQ document [PDF] which will be updated on a regular basis as new questions arise.

What if I change my mind about having a Tribunal hearing?

You should write to the secretary of the Tribunal stating the reasons for your change of mind.  The President of the Tribunal will consider these reasons, also taking account of the circumstances of your case, and will decide whether or not to accept your request to withdraw the hearing.  A change of mind will not prejudice your right to make further applications to the Tribunal.  Referrals made by the Attorney General, the DoH or the Master of Care and Protection cannot be withdrawn.

Gateway review team leader

The RTL will lead an independent team, typically accompanied by two review team members, and is responsible for carrying out the gateway review.

Time limit for filing claim form

54.5

(A1) In this rule —

'the planning acts' has the same meaning as in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 19902;

'decision governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015' means any decision the legality of which is or may be affected by a duty owed to an economic operator by virtue of regulations 89 or 90 of those Regulations (and for this purpose it does not matter that the claimant is not an economic operator); and

'economic operator' has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

(1) The claim form must be filed –

(a) promptly; and

(b) in any event not later than 3 months after the grounds to make the claim first arose.

(2) The time limits in this rule may not be extended by agreement between the parties.

(3) This rule does not apply when any other enactment specifies a shorter time limit for making the claim for judicial review.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the cases specified in paragraphs (5) and (6).

(5) Where the application for judicial review relates to a decision made by the Secretary of State or local planning authority under the planning acts, the claim form must be filed not later than six weeks after the grounds to make the claim first arose.

(6) Where the application for judicial review relates to a decision governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the claim form must be filed within the time within which an economic operator would have been required by regulation 92(2) of those Regulations (and disregarding the rest of that regulation) to start any proceedings under those Regulations in respect of that decision.

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Time limit for filing claim form

54.28

(1) The claim form must be filed not later than 6 months from the date by which a response to a decision notice was required under section 36(3) of the Environment Act 2021.

(2) The time limit in paragraph (1) may be extended, but only upon application to the court by the claimant and if the court is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so.

How we carry out parking reviews

In each review we consider if the area needs any new parking controls or changes to existing ones, based on any requests for changes or new restrictions that we have received since the previous review.

Our engineers assess each request, taking into account a number of factors, including:

• road safety
• accessibility
• congestion
• the possibility of just displacing a problem and
• how many people support the request.

Following this, we compile a list of the ones which we think are the most necessary and important and should be taken further, which we share with the elected county councillors for all the electoral divisions in the relevant borough or district. We then discuss all the suggestions with them and decide whether any changes should be made to the list, before settling on the final version.

We then start the formal legal process. For this we have to put a notice in a local newspaper, saying that we intend to introduce the new parking controls and make copies of the proposals available for inspection at council buildings, such as libraries. In addition to this we put notices on lamp columns and posts in affected roads, publish the information on our website and usually write to residents and businesses fronting the proposed new controls.

There is then a period (usually 28 days) during which people can let us have their comments about the proposals, letting us know whether they support them or object to them. We then need to consider all the comments before deciding, in consultation with the appropriate county councillors, what should still go ahead, with or without changes.

Once the process is complete we publish the parking orders, amendments and plans and we arrange for the road markings and signs to be installed.