How many tribunals there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established. 

There are three types of tribunals which operate in Scotland. Scottish tribunals which deal with devolved issues and have specific jurisdiction in Scotland (such as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland) and tribunals which deal with reserved issues but have specific Scottish jurisdiction and structures (such as the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland), these are administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Other tribunals exist which deal with reserved issues and have Great Britain wide structures administered by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (such as the Employment Tribunal). The Scottish Government can only comment on those administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.
As at 1 February 2023, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service administer the Scottish Tribunals (consisting of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland), the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is split into six Chambers.
The respective funding, staffing and year established for each of these tribunals is listed in the following table.
Tribunal
Funding*
Number of staff in post as of 1st February 2023
Year established
Created by Tribunals (Scotland) Act December 2014
Upper Tribunal for Scotland**
£7,413
0
December 2016
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland
Housing and Property Chamber
£4,157,686
61
December 2016
Health and Education Chamber
£388,545
4
January 2018
Social Security Chamber^
£3,361,006
26
November 2018
General Regulatory Chamber †
-£6,096
5
January 2018
Tax Chamber
£116,693
2
April 2018
Local Taxation Chamber
£750,414
11
Commences April 2023
- Council Tax Reduction Review Panel
£104,790
2
October 2013, functions transfer into the Local Taxation Chamber April 2023
Other Tribunals
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
£9,343,829
70
October 2005
Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland
£399,470
4
Present form since 1943 (in existence since 1919)
Lands Tribunal for Scotland"
£95,302
2
October 1970 (originally legislated 1949)
*Funding is for operational funding (direct running costs) and does not include overheads.
** Does not include judicial resource costs of £93,299 transferred to the Judicial Office for Scotland.
^staff posts and funding includes additional 11 staff to transfer in from His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service on 1st March 2023.
† Costs within the General Regulatory Chamber are recharged to local authorities.
" Does not include salaried tribunal members.