In this section
- Who can appeal?
- Notice of Appeal Form
- Guidance on completing the Notice of appeal form
- Fees for Applying to the Gambling Appeals Tribunal
- Time limits and out of time application
- Exemption/Remission Form
- Appealing against the Tribunal Decision
- Appeal Process
- The Hearing
- Your right to appeal
- Business process-receipt of Notice of Appeal
The Hearing
Gambling Appeal Tribunal (GAT) hearings are open to the general public. If you are appealing, you can appear in person or be represented by someone you have authorised to appear on your behalf. GAT hearings are held before a single member, or a panel of up to three members, one of which will be the designated Chairman.
GAT hearings are held in our venues. We will post a 'Notice of Hearing' to everyone involved. It will provide details about the hearing. It will also set out details of any further information you may need to provide (see the appeals process).
If you require an interpreter or signer, you will need to put your request in writing and send it to us by fax, e-mail or letter, stating your case reference number. Please give us as much notice as possible, preferably a week, so as to avoid unnecassry delays to your hearing.
At the hearing you may give evidence,call witnesses, and you or your representative may question witnesses.
At the end of the hearing, the Chairman may either tell you the decision straight away and confirm it later in writing, or the panel may write to you at a later stage.
The panel can:
- confirm the Commission's decision
- quash the Commission's decision or take action on some or all of the decision
- substitute for all or some of the Commission's decision with another decision which the Commission could have taken at the original hearing
- add to the Commission's decision a further decision whichhe Commission could have taken at the original hearing
- send a metter back to the Commission or
- reinstate a lapsed or revoked licence.
You can ask us to review our decision:
- If you think we have made the wrong decision as a result of an error by our staff or
- if you discover new evidence after the hearing which could not have reasonably been known or foreseen before the hearing
Or you may be able to appeal to the High Court (in England and Wales) or the Court of Session (in Scotland). You must apply to us first for permission to appeal to the High Court or the Court of Session.
