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- Mags
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I am sending off for a SAR from DWP (a moment of no brain fog), and although it takes a while to come, if I fail my f2f on 8th August and there is something in the records that would help my case, am I allowed to use it or not in an appeal?
Many thanks again
Mags
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Mags wrote: Sorry to be a nuisance, but brain fog doesn't help when trying to work things out!
I am sending off for a SAR from DWP (a moment of no brain fog), and although it takes a while to come, if I fail my f2f on 8th August and there is something in the records that would help my case, am I allowed to use it or not in an appeal?
Many thanks again
Mags
You are entitled to see any documents used in the making of any Decision on your claim, if you appeal then these should all be sent to the Tribunal Service anyway, but you can obviously check that this happens as you will receive copies.
Any SAR you submit now may not capture these documents if it is serviced quickly, so you can either wait until after your f2f, at least a week, or make a second request.
Gordon
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Thanks for the reply, I think I will send this one in and send another one in after my f2f if I need too, I would like to see what the doctor from my last f2f put on my medical file to DWP as I think this might be of help, he was very helpful and careful how he wrote it.
Just another quick question will the DM look at what has been previously written or just use what this f2f turns up?
Thanks
Mags
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- bro58
Mags wrote: Hi Gordon
Thanks for the reply, I think I will send this one in and send another one in after my f2f if I need too, I would like to see what the doctor from my last f2f put on my medical file to DWP as I think this might be of help, he was very helpful and careful how he wrote it.
Just another quick question will the DM look at what has been previously written or just use what this f2f turns up?
Thanks
Mags
Hi M,
The official line is that DWP DM's are supposed to take "All" evidence before them, into account.
They are then supposed to make a decision "On the balance of probabilities".
bro58
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