The Pensions Appeal Tribunal was a judicial tribunal in the
United Kingdom
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which had jurisdiction to hear and decide appeals against decisions of the
Secretary of State in connection with applications for war pensions by former members of the military services.
The original Tribunal was abolished in November 2008 and its functions transferred to the
First-tier Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal is part of the courts and tribunals service of the United Kingdom. It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, enacted in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and has since t ...
War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber. All staff and tribunal members were transferred to the new Chamber. Legal chairmen became known as tribunal judges.
2008 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Former courts and tribunals in the United Kingdom
History of veterans' affairs in the United Kingdom
Pensions in the United Kingdom
Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2008
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