Feedback and evaluation reports

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 general 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

Qualifying tests

We don’t publish qualifying test past papers. General 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 general standard of tests
the range of marks awarded
the distribution of marks within this range
where candidates performed poorly, and the identification and analysis of common problems

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.

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 general feedback about what stronger demonstrations of the competencies tended to look like, or include, in comparison to weaker demonstrations for that exercise.

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