ESA medical: take supporting docs ? take notes ?

slegne wrote:

If my son is required to attend a medical on IB to ESA migration I will need to accompany him otherwise he would not attend. I see that a companion can take notes,but would I be also be able to take someone else qualified in shorthand to take more accurate notes?

I'm sorry, despite searching I cannot find any guidance on these specific circumstances.

It is certainly acceptable for a claimant to have a companion with them at the medical.

It is also acceptable for either the claimant or a companion to take notes during the medical.

When the word "companion" is used, for example in the WCA Handbook, it is always in the singular, however, I do not believe this specifically excludes a second companion.

Whilst there is a prohibition on the overt recording of the medical, there appears to be no definition of what "notes" can and cannot contain, there is certainly nothing that would exclude the use of a Stenographer, taking a verbatem and certified copy of the discussions.

It strikes me that this is only something that can be tested on the day, which I realise is of little help.

Gordon