Pip Tribunal - View online evidence?

All evidence you supply the court is read by the court and sent to the other party, this also applies to the DWP or PIP.

You can ask for a copy of the documents that are going to be used in the Tribunal to make sure that I you have missed any thing or wish to add further information you can do so before the date of the tribunal.

Even on the day you will be asked if you want the court to look at further information, they will photostat it and give this to the other party for them to see before going in.

Sorry I have not replied before:

1. Make a list of documents you have submitted.

2. Make a list of documents that you want to see.

3. Make a list of questions you want to ask, (and a brief description of what you think the answer will be.)

4. You will find that by being prepared, a bit of pre-arming of what you want from the tribunal is good. In writing out questions you will find it will jog other question, that when put under pressure to answer you forget to add little points.

Always remember the tribunal is for your benefit to make sure that fair play is given to you, since the other side do this for a living.

Your first question is to ask if the other party has adhered to the direction given by the tribunal and given you a copy of the documents you have requested. If not why?

If its about an assessment of access to financial help to benefits, you need to know if the assessor has read your medical history and read any up to date treatment or medication you receive?

If so what is their background to allow them to read and write a report about your medical history and treatment.

To state they have been doing this for years, is not a medical background…. Its only an opinion and cannot be used since the report should have been completed on headed paper, be sent to you, showing their medical expertise on the day of the assessment and be registered on a GMB or NMC register before the assessment.

If they get past that, on the panel there is a Doctor as one of the members, ask them if they think that this report is acceptable in their eyes. They will either say we are not allowed to adjudicate in this matter, (which is wrong) then say Since I am having to accept an opinion of an assessor with no qualification I have seen submit it to a decision maker who also has no qualification, I would except your opinion and ask why if it is acceptable is it not in my medical history. SINCE, all assessments whether financial or treatment are entered into your medical history because they are qualified to do so, and I want this report entered into my medical history for the people who treat me to see, when I leave here.

There is usually an adjournment and the case is thrown out because they have no supporting evidence that can gazump your medical history.

THIS IS MY OPINION AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. (and not knowing your case I can only make a general opinion.)