Feedback and evaluation of selection processes
We are able to give some feedback to candidates who were unsuccessful so they can consider this ahead of future applications. The way we provide feedback will depend on the selection process for the exercise. The forms of feedback can be a sift report, a qualifying test report, a selection day report or written feedback.
The most recent feedback and evaluation reports are listed below, you can find a list of previous reports here.
Sift reports
For some exercises, we publish reports on the sift stage. These give generic feedback about what stronger applications tended to look like, or include, in comparison to weaker applications for that exercise.
Salaried Judge, Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber, January 2019
Online tests
We don’t publish online test past papers. Generic feedback and evaluation reports are published for qualifying tests, which give evaluation on the test itself as well as some information to help candidates understand what characterises a successful test.
The reports give a broad indication of:
- the range of scores awarded for both test components
- the distribution of scores within this range.
- how the cut-off line was determined.
- areas of good and poor performance in the test
Please note that as we consistently review our processes, the way tests are run might change over time. Therefore, feedback and evaluation reports from previous years should be treated with caution and not seen as examples of exactly how upcoming tests will look.
181 Fee-paid Disability Qualified Tribunal Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals Tribunals) Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report May 2024
234 Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Online Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report April 2025
227 Recorder Online Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report February 2025
234 Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report March 2025
227 Recorder Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report December 2024
203 Fee paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Scenario test Feedback Report September 2024
184 Deputy District Judge Online Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report May 2024
203 Fee paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report July 2024
199 Fee-paid Specialist Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, Mental Health Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report, June 2024
189 Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General Qualifying Test Feedback Report June 2024
184 Deputy District Judge Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report April 2024
177 War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report January 2024
162 Recorder Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report September 2023
022 Chair of the Police Appeals Tribunal Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report August 2023
117 Fee-Paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunal (England and Wales), Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report, July 2023
162 Recorder Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report July 2023
133 Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report May 2023
133 Deputy District Judge ( Magistrates’ Court) Online Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report April 2023
117 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunal Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report, April 2023
129 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Qualifiying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report, March 2023
120 DDJ Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report Final, Dec 2022
120 DDJ Qualifying Test Evaluation and Feedback Report, Nov 2022
Road User Charging Adjudicator Qualifying Test, May 2022
082: Recorder Online Scenario Test Evaluation and Feedback Report March 2022
Recorder 2021 Qualifying Test, February 2022
070 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) Nov 2021
Deputy District Judge, Scenario Test, October 2021
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) Qualifying Test, October 2021
Deputy District Judge 2021 Qualifying Test, September 2021
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts), April 2021
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Qualifying Test, March 2021
Recorder Scenario Test, November 2020
Employment Appeal Tribunal Lay Members, for England, Wales & Scotland Qualifying Test, November 2020
Selection day reports
For some exercises, we publish reports on the selection day stage. These give generic feedback about what stronger demonstrations of the competencies tended to look like, or include, in comparison to weaker demonstrations for that exercise.
235 Fee-paid Valuer Chairs and Fee-paid Valuer Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Property Chamber, Residential Property Division Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report – April and May 2025
181 Fee-paid Disability Qualified Tribunal Member of the First-tier Tribunal for the Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunals) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report – September 2024
203 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report – February 2025
184 Deputy District Judge Post Selection Day Feedback Report – October-November 2024
208 Senior Member (Chair) and Member of the Valuation Tribunal for England Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report November – December 2024
199 Fee-paid Specialist Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, Mental Health Tribunal Post-Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report November 2024
209 Financially Qualified Members, First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report November and December 2024
170 Fee-Paid Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report May 2024
187 Fee-Paid Medical Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report – May 2024
117 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report October – November 2023
176 Valuer Chairs and Valuer Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Residential Property Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report April 2024
162 Recorder January-February 2024
169 Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber November – December 2023
130 Senior Member (Chair) of the Valuation Tribunal for England September 2023
133 Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report September 2023
120 Deputy District Judge Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report June 2023
00114 Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report March 2023
080 Road User Charging Adjudicator Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report November 2022
0105: Specialist Member, First-tier Tribunal, Special Educational Needs and Disability November 2022
0106 Fee-paid Specialist Member of the First-tier Tribunal assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) November 2022
0103: Fee-Paid Financially Qualified Members, First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) October 2022
082 Recorder Feedback Report Sept-Oct 2022
083 Senior Members (Chair) of the Valuation Tribunal for England July 2022
070 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) Apr-May 2022
046 Fee-Paid Specialist Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber – Extended Appeals, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) March 2022
072 Fee-Paid Medical of the First-tier Tribunal Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) Feb-March 2022
Post Selection Day Evaluation and Feedback Report 00066 Deputy District Judge, February 2022
Chair of the Valuation Tribunal for England, February 2022
051 Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) July 2021 Selection Day Feedback Report
Fee-paid Specialist Lay Member for the First-tier Tribunal Health Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) and the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales, July 2021
Fee-paid Valuer Chairmen and Fee-paid Valuer Members of the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property), June 2021
Recorder, April – May 2021
Fee-paid Medical Member, First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support), April 2021
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal and Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), March 2021
Employment Appeal Tribunal Lay Members for England, Wales & Scotland, March 2021
Deputy District Judge, January/February 2021
Fee-paid Medical Member, First-tier Tribunal, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health), January 2021
031 Fee Paid Medical member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) for Wales
Written feedback
We will provide candidates with information of how and when to request feedback if they are unsuccessful at selection day.
