Tribunal Procedure Committee
Administration of Justice Directorate
Policy, Communications and Analysis Group
Ministry of Justice
Post Point: Area 5.20
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules
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- Tribunal Procedure Committee
- Published
- 24 March 2025
- Last updated
- 3 February 2026 — See all updates
Applies to EnglandEngland, Scotland and Wales
This consultation has concluded
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Consultation response
PDF, 199 KB, 11 pages
Detail of outcome
The Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) consulted on a number of potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 following the transfer of rule-making responsibility for the Employment Tribunals to the TPC. The consultation sought views on specific areas where additional amendments to the Rules might be appropriate.
The consultation on possible changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules ran from 24 March 2025 to 19 May 2025. The TPC considered all the responses received and has reached decisions on the proposals set out in the consultation. This reply outlines the TPC’s conclusions.
The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 were re-made by the TPC and the Lord Chancellor in a joint statutory instrument laid before Parliament on 6 December 2024, coming into force on 6 January 2025.
Original consultation
Summary
The Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) welcomes views on potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules.
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Consultation description
In anticipation of the transfer of rule-making responsibility for the Employment Tribunals, the TPC launched a consultation on 3 April 2024 dealing with the re-making of the rules needed to give effect to the transfer, and a small number of additional urgent rule changes. That consultation closed on 26 June 2024.
A response to the consultation was published by the TPC on 22 November 2024 and the rules were re-made by the TPC and the Lord Chancellor in a joint statutory instrument laid before Parliament on 6 December 2024. The Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 came into force on 6 January 2025 and can be found on the Legislation website.
This consultation deals with a number of potential further changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
Documents
Consultation document
PDF, 226 KB, 11 pages
Questionnaire
MS Word Document, 22.3 KB
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Published 24 March 2025
Last updated 3 February 2026
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