Awards by the PAT have the status of a recommendation by the PNB as if it were an agreement by both sides, so they are effectively binding on both the Staff and the Official sides of PNB due to paragraph 39 of the PNB Constitution, as noted by Lord Justice Keene in the judicial review of the Home Secretary's decision.
Awards given by the PAT are considered agreements between the PNB and its staff, binding on both parties due to paragraph 39 of the PNB Constitution, as stated by Lord Justice Keene in a legal review of the Home Secretary's decision.