Part 1: Tribunals and Inquiries Schedule 3 Section 39: Administrative support for certain tribunals: The general duty
197.Section 39 places the Lord Chancellor under a statutory obligation to ensure there is an efficient and effective system of tribunal administration. The duty is framed in respect of the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. It mirrors section 1 of the Courts Act 2003, which sets out the Lord Chancellor’s duty in respect of the courts in England and Wales. It is intended to show that tribunals are to be treated no less favourably than the courts.