Draft regulations for social security appeals: consultation

Annex B: The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2018

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber (Establishment and Functions) Regulations 2018 establish a new chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, dealing with appeals against determinations by the Scottish Ministers of entitlement to social security assistance of the types described in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 and, potentially, of entitlement to assistance under section 45 of that Act, should regulations be made to provide for this. These Regulations amend the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016 to add the name of the new chamber to the list in regulation 2 of chambers into which the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is divided.