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5 years 3 months ago #224224 by leapoffaith
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Hello.. I hope you can advise me.. I have twice asked for a copy of esa85/a reports after last 2 wca's.. The first time i received nothing & gave up.. The second time i just received a single photocopied sheet headed dwp saying i was placed in support group under schedule 3 regulations 19, 34.. The words 'Please refer for another wca in 18 months' are printed on the back.. In the bottom right hand corner each side of page has BF31 (DMACR).. Can you tell me what form this is & who by & thetefore how likely i am to be called on time which will be the beginning of March? Am i right in thinking tbis is not an esa85/a form?
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5 years 3 months ago #224238 by Gordon
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This is not the ESA85(A) that you request, a DMACR form is completed by the Decision Maker, there are several of these that are completed during (re)assessment process they usually do not hold any information that will be useful to the claimant. I'm afraid I can;t find out what a BF31 is specifically for.
Have you considered doing a Subject Access Request?
SAR :
www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/request-for-personal-information.rtf
From this page :
www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/
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This is not the ESA85(A) that you request, a DMACR form is completed by the Decision Maker, there are several of these that are completed during (re)assessment process they usually do not hold any information that will be useful to the claimant. I'm afraid I can;t find out what a BF31 is specifically for.
Have you considered doing a Subject Access Request?
SAR :
www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/request-for-personal-information.rtf
From this page :
www.dwp.gov.uk/privacy-policy/data-protection/
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5 years 3 months ago #224245 by leapoffaith
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Hello Gordon if this was written by a decision maker does it mean the 18 months is officially when i will receive another esa50?
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5 years 3 months ago #224262 by Gordon
Whilst there is no reason that they should not reassess you in 18 months it's important to understand that the reassessment date is not part of the Decision and the DWP can initiate the process at any time after three months have elapsed since the Decision.
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feelingdesperate wrote: Hello Gordon if this was written by a decision maker does it mean the 18 months is officially when i will receive another esa50?
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Whilst there is no reason that they should not reassess you in 18 months it's important to understand that the reassessment date is not part of the Decision and the DWP can initiate the process at any time after three months have elapsed since the Decision.
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5 years 3 months ago #224278 by leapoffaith
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Hello Gordon.. I am a liitle confused & apologise for more questions. I was assessed in 2017 & the 18 months will end on 11th March 2019.. I understand i can be assessed any time after 3 months had passed. What do you mean by it is not part of the decision. I thought a new esa50 was automatically generated/sent out on this recomeded date if not before? I thought peopke were then given a time up to 3 years?
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5 years 3 months ago #224281 by Gordon
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ESA is an indefinite award with scheduled reassessment, the reassessment date is not part of the Decision, unlike a fixed term PIP award where it is, so the DWP are not bound by the date in your computer record, whilst it would be unusual for them to change the date, if they wish to assess you early or indeed later then they can do so and you cannot challenge them doing so.
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ESA is an indefinite award with scheduled reassessment, the reassessment date is not part of the Decision, unlike a fixed term PIP award where it is, so the DWP are not bound by the date in your computer record, whilst it would be unusual for them to change the date, if they wish to assess you early or indeed later then they can do so and you cannot challenge them doing so.
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