ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The research team acknowledge with thanks the support of Professor Alistair MacLeary, chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Scottish Committee) and Sheriff Frank Crowe, Director of the Judicial Studies Committee in introducing the project to tribunals; and the co-operation received from Tribunal Presidents and their nominees and the Tribunal Members and Chairs, who responded so willingly and promptly to the short response timescales within this evaluation.