Panel Members
Each tribunal panel is made up of a convener (who will be the President, a legal member or a sheriff), a medical member and a general member.
Panel members are selected from a pool of approximately 320 tribunal members (part time public appointments) who are responsible for the judicial functioning of the Tribunal and are publicly appointed, as is the President.
Legal Members
Legal Members are solicitors or advocates of at least 7 years’ standing.
Medical Members
Medical members are psychiatrists experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions.
General Members
General Members have experience or qualifications in clinical and social care and include:
- People who have experience of a mental health condition and of using mental health services
- Carers for mental health service users
- Registered nurses with mental health experience
- Registered clinical psychologists
- Registered social workers with mental health experience
- Registered occupational therapists with mental health experience
- Individuals who are employed in the provision, or management of the provision, of a care service
Shrieval conveners
There is also a shrieval panel. This is a list of sheriffs who have undergone additional training and who convene hearings for patients subject to a compulsion order and restriction order (CORO), a hospital direction (HD) or a transfer for treatment direction (TTD).