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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Page 196
... fact , been sleeping rough when the claim was made and appeal heard . I tried in vain before the tribunal to point out that there was nothing in the Act or regulations about having to have a fixed address and that the claimant did in fact ...
... fact , been sleeping rough when the claim was made and appeal heard . I tried in vain before the tribunal to point out that there was nothing in the Act or regulations about having to have a fixed address and that the claimant did in fact ...
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... fact the case . I do not believe that these vices can easily be removed just by tinkering about with SBATs as they are at present . The imposition of a superior co - ordinating and controlling tribunal , the parallel of the National ...
... fact the case . I do not believe that these vices can easily be removed just by tinkering about with SBATs as they are at present . The imposition of a superior co - ordinating and controlling tribunal , the parallel of the National ...
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... fact that the role of the tribunal differs in important respects from that of the forum in which the profession usually works . Courts of law are usually the scene for an adversarial contest and the judge plays a passive role . The ...
... fact that the role of the tribunal differs in important respects from that of the forum in which the profession usually works . Courts of law are usually the scene for an adversarial contest and the judge plays a passive role . The ...
Contents
Introduction Michael Adler | 1 |
Discretionary Benefits Richard Wilding | 55 |
The Operation and Functioning of SBATS | 91 |
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