ABSTRACT
Such a situation was to change in 1958 (Franks 1957) following the implementation of recommendations made by the Committee on Administrative Tribunals and Inquiries (the Franks Committee) (Layfield 1993) of the previous year. These reforms introduced statutory rules for procedure in Public Inquiries, publication of the Inspector’s report, and established the key attributes of openness, fairness and impartiality in all appeal proceedings. These three “Franks’ principles” still apply today and have governed all procedural reforms since 1958. Further changes in the early 1960s and 1980s introduced new appeal methods in the form of the Written Representation and Informal Hearing.
