DLA tribunal appeal

Jim Allison wrote:

Hi L77,

I would assume that ATJ would stand for Appeals Tribunal Judge, and DTJ would be District Tribunal Judge, but don't hold me to that.

DWP presenting officers do not always appear at appeals hearing, however one may be present in this case, due to the District Judge's "directions".

bro58

Hi Bro,

I wasn't aware that there was an ATJ in the Tribunal hierarchy, so rang one of my former tribunal colleagues at Liverpool Regional Office this morning and this was his explanation.

ATJ = Area Tribunal Judge.(formerly known as part-time Chairman) These are not employees of the Tribunal Service but work from home part-time being paid a fee for each day or half day they sit on Tribunals. They were called ATJ's to differentiate them from DTJ's.

As you rightly state A DTJ is a District Tribunal Judge ( formally called District Chairman) These are employed by the Tribunals Service on an annual salary and work full time from a Regional Office.

There's also an RTJ who is a Regional Tribunal Judge ( formerly called Regional Chairman).

They are the Senior Judge in the Tribunal hierarchy and tend to sit on the most complicated cases, but often just pop into a Tribunal as part of the monitoring process of all Tribunal Members, be they Judges, Medical Members or Disability Members.

All Tribunal Members are now part of the Ministry of Justice and are judicial post holders appointed by the Lord Chancellor usually on a five years renewable basis, but must retire at 70 years of age.

Information of pretty much no use whatsoever, but felt you'd like to know for future reference

Best regards.

Jim

Thanks for the clarification.

I had tried searching ATJ on the net, but couldn't find an answer.

bro58