WRAG

P wrote: Hi, I wonder if you could answer a few or questions please.

1. Is the decision maker a HCP?

2. My claim was sent to three different centres in the same amount of weeks. Do they scan
the claim and send it electronically or do they use couriers?

3. I sent additional information which reached them on Friday 22nd March at the second
centre. My decision letter was dated 27th March and was sent from a different centre.
Could they have possible taken the additional information into account given they only
received the information at a different centre 3 working days before they sent my decision
letter?

4. On the appeal form they ask if you are bringing a representative. My daughter has said that
she will come but if you want to change your representative at a latter dater is this allowed?

5. I have used the esa appeal guild example letter to get any information relating to my claim
and not the SAR will this be ok?

6. Finally are there organisations in the west midlands area that will represent you at a tribunal?



Many thanks once again for your help

Hi P,

1. No the DM is employed by the DWP and makes decision on an award, taking into account all evidence before them, which would include any evidence that you provide and the Medical Report generated by the ATOS HCP.

DM's are not medically qualified.

2. They have set up IB to ESA Migration Teams in different geographical locations, they also have Appeals Teams, then it is generally an office more local to you that will actual administer payment of any award.

I am not sure how information is sent from one office to another.

3. Hard to say on this one, you would have to query whether "all" evidence had been taken into account with The DWP.

4. You can change your Rep, however you should inform The Tribunal Service ASAP is this is to happen.

5. If you have used the template letter to request information, that should suffice.

6. We don't have any contact with individual advice organisations. The best thing to do is put Welfare Rghts/Advice with your Town/ Postcode into your internet search engine.

See also : Where to get advice?

bro58

Sorry another question, is the time scale for appeal one calendar month from the date of the decision letter. Just wanted to make sure. Thanks again

P wrote: Sorry another question, is the time scale for appeal one calendar month from the date of the decision letter. Just wanted to make sure. Thanks again

Hi P,

"Yes"

bro58

Hi agian, sorry to aks the same question but I want to make absolutly sure that I in time with my appleal. The date on my letter is the 27th March so I make that the 26th of April that my apeal has to be in by. Is this correct? The reason I'm asking is when I was reading other post I noticed a replye (in post no 101437) that you have 28 days to appeal so not a calendar month.

Finally got a copy of my medical records from my GP and just stiffing through to see what to send with my appeal. Some of the letters have other information in them so would it be a good idea to highlight the section that I think provides evidence or should I just let the troll through them. This probably sounds like a stupid question but I think these forms are making me a bit paranoid.