The Standing Orders Committee has agreed the Tribunal hearing is to be in the Newport-Cardiff area. The Tribunal chair resigned, meaning delay for a replacement. A further concession is that Minutes of decisions on suspending Max are to be disclosed, after previous refusal as 'confidential'. The leadership is evidently trying to meet accusations of operating a 'secret court' (link).
Standing Order Committee decision
"The relevant standing order states:
8.1 VENUE
The Tribunal members shall arrange a date and venue for the Tribunal convenient for Plaintiff and Defendant. If the Defendant does not make themselves reasonably available, a Tribunal will be held in their absence."
SOC's interpretation of the standing order is that the venue and date for the tribunal should be somewhere convenient for the plaintiff and defendant.
In the case of the convenience of the two conflicting, the final decision on the balance between the plaintiff and the defendant should be decided by the members of the tribunal, but it should be done with a view to making it as easy as possible for both of them to attend and present their case, and as such the prospect of witnesses attending should be taken into account.
The chair and new date for the Tribunal will be announced shortly; the delays bring it embarrassingly close to the General Election in May.
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