The DWP has confirmed it is testing sharing PIP assessment reports with claimants before making a decision.
Mims Davies, DWP minister for disabled people, announced the move last month in response to a written question from Labour MP Marsha De Cordova.
Davies explained that:
“We are currently conducting a test to understand the impact of sharing assessment reports with PIP claimants by default. As part of the evaluation, we will gather insight from claimants to understand whether sharing the assessment report provides them with the opportunity to clarify evidence so that we can make the right decision as early as possible and improve trust and transparency in the decision-making process. Once the analysis of that insight is complete, we will consider next steps.”
Were easily disprovable errors made in your PIP assessment report?
Or were there outright falsehoods?
If so, would you have welcomed the chance to try to correct them and do you think it would have made any difference to the decision if you had done so?