Membership
Selection criteria
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the MoJ may only appoint (or recommend for appointment) to judicial office those who meet the statutory qualifications. Beyond that, the guiding principle, which underpins the Lord Chancellor´s policies in selecting candidates for judicial appointment is that appointment is strictly on merit. The Lord Chancellor appoints those who appear to him to be best qualified, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion or disability.
The members of the tribunals (all fee-paid) are drawn from three groups:
- legal members,
- medical members and
- lay members
