Presidential Guidance & Practice Directions
The President of the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland has issued guidance and Standing Directions on a number of issues relating to the Tribunal.
Presidential Guidance
Guidance 1:on the issue of CD Rom of Tribunal Hearing - Guidance 2: to Parties, Representatives and Witnesses
- Guidance 3: for Supporters
- Guidance 4: on postponement and setting hearing dates
- Guidance 5: on suspensions
- Guidance 6: on the role of Education Authority party and supporter
- Guidance 7: on preliminary procedure and introductions
- Guidance 8: to Conveners and Members on visits from Administrative Justice for Tribunals Council
- Guidance 11: Confidentiality of Tribunal Decisions
Practice Directions
- Direction 1: Potential conflict of interest
- Direction 2: Hearing from children
- Direction 3: Adjournments
- Direction 4: Mentoring and appraisal
- Direction 8: Judicial complaints
- Direction 9: Witness Citations
- Direction 13: Citation for recovery of documents
- Direction 15: Conference calls for pre-hearing directions
- Direction 16: Consolidation of references
- Direction 17: Confidentiality of Tribunal Decisions
- Direction 18: Data Protection & Handling of Tribunal papers