Pensions appeal tribunal
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The Pensions Appeal Tribunal was a judicial tribunal in the United Kingdom
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 Tribunal was abolished in November 2008 and its functions transferred to the First-tier Tribunal
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United Kingdom
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which had jurisdiction to hear and decide appeals against decisions of the Secretary of State
Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department ....
in connection with applications for war pensions by former members of the military services.
The Tribunal was abolished in November 2008 and its functions transferred to the First-tier Tribunal
First-tier Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal is part of the administrative justice system of the United Kingdom. It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, set out in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and has since taken on the functions of twenty previously...
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