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About us and cases we handle
We form part of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber within the First-tier Tribunal. For more information about the First-tier Tribunal see visit the Tribunals Service website.
We consider appeals against the following:
Decisions of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to:
- Include an individuals’ name on the Protection of Children Act List;
- Restrict or prohibit someone from teaching or otherwise working with children in schools or other education establishments;
- Cancel the registration of an independent school;
Decisions of the Secretary of State for Health to:
- Include an individuals’ name on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults List
Decisions of the Care Quality Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government in respect of:
- Care homes
- Residential Family Centres
- Domiciliary Care Agencies
- Nurses Agencies
- Fostering Agencies and Voluntary Adoption Agencies
- The registration of private and voluntary healthcare provision such as independent hospitals, clinics and medical agencies.
- NHS providers in respect of regulations on healthcare associated infections
Decisions of the Chief Inspector of Schools in England (Ofsted) and the Welsh Assembly Government in respect of the:
- Registration under the Early Years Childcare Register
- Registration under the General Childcare Register
- Disqualification and refusal to waive disqualification from registration as a child minder or day care provider;
- Registration of Children’s homes; and:
- A refusal to waive disqualification of a person from providing, managing or having a financial involvement in a children’s home or; being employed in a children’s home.
Decisions of the General Social Care Council and the Care Council Wales in respect of:
- The registration of social workers;
- The registration of social care workers.
Applications
We also deal with applications from people with a Order issued by the Courts disqualifying them from working with children who wish to have the disqualification revoked. Such applications will be handled by the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber under the First–tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules.
