Hi richmond
To answer your post we would need to know what type of assessment you had initially, was it a telephone/face to face assessment or was the assessment carried out using what information you had sent in.
The first type of assessment is called a PA4 whereas the second type of assesment is called a PA3.
You are confusing a paper appeal with an assessment, you need to ask for a copy of the assessors report, it is usually about 22 pages long (PA4) but this can vary.
Gary
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