In this section
About us
Tribunal administration
The Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for meeting the expenses of the Tribunals in England and for providing accommodation and staff. The Secretariat offices in London carry out the administration.
The Welsh Assembly has similar responsibilities for Tribunals in Wales and administration is carried out at the Secretariat office in Cardiff.
All the Secretariat staff are civil servants and are completely independent of the hospital authorities.
The Regional Chairmen and the Secretariat work closely together to make sure that the whole Tribunal process is closely managed. The role of the Home Office is confined to cases involving 'restricted patient'. Tribunals operate independently of all Government Departments.
