Legislation regarding doctors at tribunal.

Does anyone know the exact legislation for who can be a doctor at a tribunal?

Like the DWP have legislation for who can perform benefit medicals, ie what qualifications, length of service, etc a person has to meet and maintain in order to be appointed/approved for the role.

I would assume, that it should be at least someone who is currently working as a GP at the very least, who is licenced to practise medicine etc etc?

Anyone know for sure?

Its just because the person sitting as the doctor on my tribunal does not hold a licence to practice medicine....

Why assume they need to be licensed to practice? A person could have maybe as many as forty years experience as a doctor and then stop practising and carry on doing things like tribunals or academic work. Paying for a license is horribly expensive.

Also why would it have to be a GP? Surely there are other specialities that would be relevant such as occupational health?

I just found the statutory instrument on it. - Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 991
The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999. See s33.

www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/99099105.htm#35

This says that the doctor has to be "medically qualified".

It doesn't specify any particular further qualifications and doesn't say that the doctor has to be currently practising as such.

I just found the statutory instrument on it. - Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 991
The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999. See s33.

www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/99099105.htm#35

This says that the doctor has to be "medically qualified".

It doesn't specify any particular further qualifications and doesn't say that the doctor has to be currently practising as such.

Thanks, I was wondering, it just seemed odd, as without a licence you cannot sign statutory documents, nor practice any medicine, I would have thought that a tribunal document would count as a statutory document (but not sure of all the legalities), plus you could be qualified, but not keeping up to date surely?