First-tier Tribunal for Scotland

Some of the Lord President's functions in relation to tribunals have been delegated to the President of the Scottish Tribunals, currently Lady Wise.[2] It is administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland currently (as of 2023) consists of six chambers, each with a Chamber President: [3] As of 2023, is planned that the Health and Education chamber will inherit the jurisdictions of the NHS National Appeal Panel for Entry to the Pharmaceutical Lists and the NHS Tribunal for Scotland in the future.Decisions made by UK Government bodies are only by heard by the UK-wide FTT, for instance benefits awarded by the Department for Work and Pensions,[12] whilst decisions made by Scottish Government bodies are only heard by the FtTfS.[13] An appeal may only be made to the with the permission of the FtTfS or the UTfS.
First-tier TribunalRoyal coat of arms of the United KingdomScotlandCourts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014Appeals toUpper Tribunal for ScotlandLady Wisefirst-instancetribunalTribunals (Scotland) Act 2014Lord President of the Court of SessionPresident of the Scottish TribunalsScottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceOffice of the Scottish Charity RegulatorAberdeen City CouncilEdinburgh City CouncilGlasgow City CouncilAdditional Support Needs Tribunals for ScotlandPrivate Rented Housing PanelSheriff courtSocial Security Scotlanddevolved Scottish taxesRevenue Scotlandcouncil taxnon-domesticLocal authoritiesUK GovernmentDepartment for Work and PensionsScottish Government