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<p>Medical Members principally sit on cases in the Social Entitlement and Health,
Education and Social Care (Mental Health) and War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation
Chambers.</p><p>Members of the Tribunals, who are not judges, are appointed by the
Senior President of Tribunals under either Schedule 2 or 3 of the Tribunals, Courts
and Enforcement Act 2007. Required qualifications for these appointments are specified
in the Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper
Tribunal Order 2008, which sets out that a person who is not a judge is only eligible
for appointment as a member of the First-tier or Upper Tribunal if they are, amongst
other listed professions, a Registered Medical Practitioner. The Order also clarifies
that a Registered Medical Practitioner means a fully registered person within the
meaning of the Medical Act 1983, whether or not they hold a licence to practise under
that Act.</p><p> </p><p>This requirement is included in the information for candidates
issued by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for Medical Member recruitment.
As part of the selection process, the JAC checks and validates each candidate’s registration
against the General Medical Council’s online register.</p><p>Following appointment,
General Medical Council registrations are checked, at least annually, by the Tribunals
as part of the appraisals process. All Tribunal Members, including Medical Members,
are subject to the judicial conduct guidance issued by the Lord Chief Justice and
Senior President of the Tribunals, and are expected to notify the relevant leadership
judge immediately of any change in circumstances.</p>
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