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Associates tribunal hearings

Part B: stage two - impairment

At stage two of an associates tribunal (AT) hearing, the AT decides if the PA or AA’s fitness to practise is impaired.

This stage outlines:

  • if no facts have been found proved, what steps the tribunal should take,
  • if one or more facts have been found proved, what steps the tribunal should take,
  • how decisions on impairment should be approached and,
  • the need to record reasons for decisions on impairment.