Whether the Scottish Committee of the Council of Tribunals has any powers to investigate allegations of fraud in respect of tribunals and, …

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 24 Jun 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Committee of the Council of Tribunals has any powers to investigate allegations of fraud in respect of tribunals and, in particular, employment tribunals and whether it will detail such powers.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 Jul 2002 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals has no powers to investigate allegations of fraud in respect of tribunals. The committee's statutory role is to keep under review and to report on the constitution and working of tribunals and on matters such as the rules of procedure under which they operate. Fraud is a criminal matter which is for the police and Crown Office to investigate.

In the Official Report

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