Justice, Discretion, and Poverty: Supplementary Benefit Appeal Tribunals in BritainMichael Adler, Anthony Wilfred Bradley Monograph of conference papers on deficiencies in the administration of justice concerning the adjudication of supplementary social security benefits to poverty-ridden individuals and families in the UK - traces the origin of the supplementary benefit appeal tribunals, examines legal aspects of some problems associated with the exercise of discretion by tribunals, etc., and includes proposals for administrative reform. Conference held in edinburg 1974 December 13 and 14. |
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... clerk's restraining influence would be available to counteract any tendency for the tribunal or its chairman to ... clerk to the tribunal , he was regarded as answerable to the Board for the satisfactory performance of his duties as ...
... clerk's restraining influence would be available to counteract any tendency for the tribunal or its chairman to ... clerk to the tribunal , he was regarded as answerable to the Board for the satisfactory performance of his duties as ...
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... clerk to the tribunal . We are told time and time again that the clerk is independent . At CHECK we are accustomed to witnessing a little ritual when accompanying claimants at which the clerk soothingly assures the claimant that ' It's ...
... clerk to the tribunal . We are told time and time again that the clerk is independent . At CHECK we are accustomed to witnessing a little ritual when accompanying claimants at which the clerk soothingly assures the claimant that ' It's ...
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... clerk a One of the most urgent questions facing the supplementary benefit appeals system is the role of the clerk . It is not a new problem ; it was the subject of much of the Franks Committee's questioning of witnesses and has been ...
... clerk a One of the most urgent questions facing the supplementary benefit appeals system is the role of the clerk . It is not a new problem ; it was the subject of much of the Franks Committee's questioning of witnesses and has been ...
Contents
Introduction Michael Adler | 1 |
Discretionary Benefits Richard Wilding | 55 |
The Operation and Functioning of SBATS | 91 |
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