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Kimbo123

Why is it assessment officers are still putting blatant lies in thier reports,,,

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Tori_Scope

Hi @kimbo123

Many people find that the report doesn't reflect their reality, or perhaps even what they said during the assessment. I realise that this can be quite upsetting! Is this something you've experienced?

It seems as though you had some trouble posting at first. This is something other people have experienced, so we're looking into it currently.

I've got a few questions for you, if that's okay?

What type of device are you using? e.g. phone, laptop, desktop, tablet
What browser are you using? e.g. Chrome, Safari, Edge
Do you use any device plug-ins?
Do you use any assistive tech with your device?
Could you see that multiple posts were being made, or did it look like you were just writing and posting one post?

You can reply by emailing community@scope.org.uk if you'd prefer.

I've closed your duplicate posts, but haven't deleted them for now. This isn't because you've done anything wrong. It's just so that we can use them to look into this issue. I hope that makes sense!

Kimbo123

Its happened to a relative... Thought i had posted once on my phone.. Chrome no plug ins no tech

Tori_Scope

Thank you for giving us that information @kimbo123

I'm sorry that your relative has had this experience. Did they get the award they were hoping for in the end?

Kimbo123

Applied for reconsideration but hasn't had reply yet

Tori_Scope

I hope it's not too long until they hear back @Kimbo123

How did they find the MR process?

Kimbo123

They had help all through from citizens advice, i may add that from start to now every thing has been done by telephone, citizens advice and assessment

Kimbo123

Lol. How can an assessor say after observation in her opinion the claimant can walk 200yds when the person cannot walk at all and wasn't observed walking because it was a telephone assessment,, and that is only 1 issue....

Cartini

woodbine said:

people often accuse assessments as containing lies, when in reallity they just disagree with what they think it should say.

My thoughts exactly.

Kimbo123

Oh well, thanks woodbine and cartini for your help, im off, dont need to be told **** thanks.

poppy123456

The issue is that so many people think the assessment process is there for them to write what you said verbatim but it’s not. It’s for them to gather more evidence to support your claim.

The report is then written which is their opinion based on everything you said during the assessment, what you wrote in the PIP2 for as well as any other additional evidence you sent.

calcotti

Reports do undoubtedly sometimes contain errors. I am inclined to think this is down to assessors not having enough time to do the job properly. As we know the reports are often sent to DWP almost as soon as the assessment is finished which clearly means that the assessor doesn’t review what they have written. However I don’t think it helps to refer to ‘lies’ when challenging decisions, I would use ‘errors’ or ‘misunderstandings’.

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Ollyoyster

Blimey, a bit heavy,, I only looked to see what liers meant 😳,,,, I'm very grateful for all of the advice I have received off this site,, regardless of my outcome 😁😁😁😁,,, shows that there still are genuine nice caring people in the world ❤️