Tribunals: Conflict of Interests
Lords · Question HL993 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Deech
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Levitt on 15 June (HL442), what evidence they have secured that tribunal judges recuse themselves appropriately; and what steps they intend to take to advise parties that they shou
Answer
Answered by Baroness Levitt, 30 Jun 2026
All tribunals judges swear an oath to act impartially. Because recusal in general and the conduct of judges in particular, are matters for the independent judiciary, the Government has not sought to assess recusal in the tribunals. The Government is unabl...