PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tribunals: Scotland (5 February 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24107, on tribunals: Scotland, how many people whose data was breached were making an appeal in respect of personal independence payment; and how many such people had their appeal upheld.

Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)

Answer

The table below shows the number of non-devolved tribunals there were in Scotland between April 2013 to March 2014 and April 2014 and March 2015.

Tribunal Disposals in Scotland 2013-2014 and 2014-2015

Year

2013-2014

2014-2015

Social Security and Child Support

59,984

15,450

Immigration and Asylum (First-tier)

3,580

2,637

Immigration and Asylum (Upper Tribunal)

275

299

Employment

22,098

14,767

Employment Appeals Tribunal

44

37

Administrative Appeals Chamber (Upper Tribunal)

1,229

868

Tax 1

-

-

General Regulatory Chamber 2

-

-

Criminal Injuries Compensation 3

-

148

Tax (Upper Tribunal) 4

-

-

1) Disposals only held at UK level

2) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 5 in 2013-2014 and 6 in 2014-2015

3) Disposals only recorded for Scotland since August 2014.

4) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 13 in 2013-2014 and 3 in 2014-2015

HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not hold the information requested in central records of data breaches.


Answered by:
Shailesh Vara (Conservative)
10 February 2016

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