The principles and factors guiding the CAC

This article attempts to set out the broad approach which the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) takes in statutory recognition, and also to describe, in a little more detail, the way in which we tackle each stage of the statutory process. While we now have sufficient of a track record to demonstrate our approach in practice, we are still encountering new issues. Some parts of the Schedule have been well explored, while others are relatively unknown territory, even to the CAC. So, while I am satisfied that our basic mode of practice is the right one, I would not wish to claim that all of our procedures are completely developed and set in stone.