Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)

Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)

The Administrative Appeals Chamber is responsible for dealing with appeals against decisions made by certain lower tribunals and organisations including social security and child support; war pensions and armed forces compensation; mental health; special education needs or disabilities; disputes heard by the General Regulatory Chamber; decisions made by the Disclosure and Barring Service; decisions made by the Traffic Commissioner (or the Transport Regulation Unit in Northern Ireland); Special Education Needs Tribunal for Wales; Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales and Pensions Appeal Tribunal in Northern Ireland (only for assessment appeals under the War Pensions Scheme).

They also handle applications for judicial review of decisions made by First-Tier Tribunal (Criminal Injuries Compensation) and other first-tier tribunals where there is no right of appeal.

This tribunal began to regularly transfer decisions to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest decision from this tribunal included in Find Case Law is from 2011.

You can read more about it on the Administrative Appeals Chamber on the HM Courts and Tribunals Service website.

Coverage on Find Case Law

Date range — 2011 to 2026

What’s included — We currently hold 1,333 documents from 2011 to 2026.

You may be able to find older Administrative Appeals Chamber decisions on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.

Recent judgments

Case nameNeutral citationHanded down
HNQ v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Neutral citation Handed down 31 Jul 2026
OD v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Neutral citation Handed down 30 Jul 2026
TikTok Inc & Anor v The Information Commissioner Neutral citation [2026] UKUT 277 (AAC) Handed down 28 Jul 2026
CNR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP) Neutral citation Handed down 28 Jul 2026
KDK v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Neutral citation Handed down 27 Jul 2026

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