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TRIBUNAL CASEWORKER'S DIRECTIONS NOTICE
- Viktoria
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I need help. I received the Tribunal Caseworker's Directions Notice. DWP did not respond to PIP's appeal within the prescribed period (March 18, 2019). The letter is from July 1, 2019. I do not even know what to ask

1. What is this letter and why do I need it?
2. What does this mean for me?
3. Do I have to do something?
4. Do I have to send any documents or evidence again?
5. If so to whom?
6. How much longer can my appeal take?
7. What if DWP still does not suit?
I apologize for my English and thank you for all help.
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- BIS
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1. This letter has been sent to you by the Tribunal Service because the DWP have not responded to your appeal.
2. Does the letter say anything else? Normally it says that the DWP has been given longer to respond.
3. You don't have to do anything.
4. You do not have to send any document or evidence again.
5. If the DWP do not respond an appeal panel will be convened without them.
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- Viktoria
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It is written exactly like this:
1. The Clerk is to list this appeal for oral hearing before a suitably consistuted tribunal on the first available date allowing one slot. The Appellant should understand that if the full appeal bundle has not been received, a futher hearing may be required to make a final decision on the appeal.
2. A Presenting Officer is to attend the hearing with the file and a full explanation for the failure to comply with the Tribunal's directions.
3. The Respondent is directed nonetheless to provide a response to the appeal forthwith.
4. The Appellant is directed to submit the following from the Tribunal within 28 days:
(i) all papers and letters received from the Respondent which concerns this appeal,
(ii) any futher evidence in support of the appeal. This includes any medical evidence relevant to your condition(s) at the date that the decisions was made.
5. If the Appellant has a representative they should ask them to supply the Tribunal with a written submission on the merits of the appeal (if they have not already done so). The submission should detail the Appellant's condition at the date that the decision was made.
6. If a response is received within the next 7 days then the Clerk should list this appeal in the normal manner.
7. In the event that a Response is received after 28 days but prior to the hearing, then direction 2, regarding the Presenting Officer's attendancem shall not apply.
Instructions to the Clerk
The documents on the left hand tag relating to the appeal (the notice od appeal, any additional evidence supplied by the appellant and the mandatory reconsideration notice) must be copied and included with the bundle of evidence sent to the tribunal panel in advance of the hearing unless a Response has been received.
This is very difficult for me because English is not my first language. I am very scared and I think I did something wrong even though I appealed as it was written in the help on this page.
Can you tell BIS to explain it to me in simple English, please?
Thank You
Viktoria
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1. The Clerk of the Court is to book a Tribunal hearing for you but if the DWP has still failed to provide their submission an additional hearing may be required to deal with this.
2. Someone from the DWP is ordered to attend the hearing with their Submission or with an explanation as to why it is not available.
3. The DWP should nonetheless still provide a Submission before the hearing.
4. You are to provide your own submission within 28 days even though you have not received the DWP one. this needs to consist of
(i) all the information you have with regard the appeal, this would be at the least your claim form, the assessment report, your MR request and the DWP's response.
{ii} any additional information that you think is relevant, this could be additional testimony from you of evidence that you have been able to source since the MR.
5. If you have a Representative then they should make a written submission on why you meet the criteria for the award you think you should have.
6. If the DWP's submission is received within seven days of the date of the letter then the Clerk should book a hearing as normal.
7. If the DWP's submission is received after 28 days from the date of the letter but before the hearing then a representative from the DWP does not have to attend the hearing.
You may have more than 28 days to submit your information as it is unlikely that a hearing will be booked that quickly but you should still look to provide at least a basic response with all the information requested within this time.
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Gordon wrote: Viktoria
4. You are to provide your own submission within 28 days even though you have not received the DWP one. this needs to consist of
(i) all the information you have with regard the appeal, this would be at the least your claim form, the assessment report, your MR request and the DWP's response.
{ii} any additional information that you think is relevant, this could be additional testimony from you of evidence that you have been able to source since the MR.
Gordon thank You for you answer!
I am sorry if I am like a pain, but I applied online to the tribunal, and then I received an e-mail with information on where to send the evidence.
I sent within 3 days:
1. The PIP decision with justification why I have not been renewed PIP
2. A letter from my psychiatrist
3. Photos of equipment that help me in everyday life
4. Testimony of my husband - guardian
5. A certificate from my rheumatologist that I have fibromyalgia
6. Letter from the GP which I take regularly medicines
7. UC decision - Work capability assessment decision and their medical report
8. Excerpt from the NHS about my incurable diseases and treatments and evidence that I use most of them
What other documents do I need to send to the Tribunal? Sorry for my English
Viktoria
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This is a standard letter and the Judge who sent it is only looking at whether the DWP have provided their submission or not they have not looked at whether you have provided any information for your appeal.
If you have already provided information with your appeal request and you are happy that you do not need to provide any additional information then you can ignore the 28 days mentioned in the letter.
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