Pip review
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Firstly this is the criteria in the DWP guide for Assessment Providers:
• Be an occupational therapist, nurse, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor • Be fully registered with the relevant licensing body (doctors must have a licence to practise) • Have no sanctions attached to registration unless they relate to disability. In individual cases, this requirement may be wavered subject to prior written agreement with DWP • Have at least 2 years post full registration experience (this refers to either UK registration or equivalent overseas registration for non-UK HPs) or less than 2 years post full registration experience by individual, prior, written agreement with the Department • Have passed a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
I'm getting mixed up as there are now 2 discussions called PIP review. Anyhow ESA and PIP are completely separate so no it shouldn't affect PIP. But who knows what goes on in their minds. ESA has different criteria as it's a work based benefit so what you can and cannot do for PIP shouldn't be compared to your ESA. -
thankyou I will check the regiter again to make sure .Tha assessor had a middle name which I omitted so that could be the reason.. Do you know if there are any rules regarding assessors and if they know of the applicant .or vise versa
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@dottydotty All the regulations are in part 3 of the DWP's guide for Assessment Providers on Gov. uk. Lots of other stuff about how they're supposed to write the reports. I used it for my complaint when it went from ATOS to ICE. I went right through it quoting where she's not complied with the standards set. Like bad grammar and contradictions and not using facts she should have known. I think they're supposed to read all the evidence and the claim form before they see you but doubt it works in practice due to targets they have to get through so many assessments per day. 8 I think it is. They do a days reports together that's why info. looks like it's from someone else. It probably is.
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Wildlife Thankyou once again , I did look up the standards several days ago but could not see anything about if the person is known to assessor etc . bad grammar and spelling . One eg ; assessor wrote reports to have a walking stick that was self brought .? decision maker has said I had no walking stick , is brought not meaning had with me. I have highlighted all spelling errors and my extra feet and legs ....
Am at Cab this morning , Have copied all my emails to Capita regarding my home visit request granted . Plus there was no reason to arrive earlier than planned as he lives close to me . .he could have popped home for a cuppa. It threw me out him being early as was not mentally prepared .I told him he was early he just replied "does it matter, is that a problem" . well to me it was. Do I or should I send the assessors report to DWP showing all errors or will they just dismiss it . ? many thanks
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Ps He is definitely on the register I tried again last night , could not find him.
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Pps one more example in one sentence it reads HE was able to....... . I must have had a quick gender change .. The decision letter was written on Sunday 7th Jan . were the DWP being overworked ?
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@dottydotty Self brought should read "self bought". They distinguish between prescribed aids and one's you've bought yourself as anyone can do that. It's designed to make the DWP decision maker think that although you had a walking stick you don't necessary need one. So the DM took it a bit further and said you didn't have one which is a downright lie.
No point in sending the report to DWP as they already have a copy and you will only be wasting your time as they would just refer it back to Capita. It needs to go with your complaint. Your claim and the complaint about the assessment and report are 2 separate things and need to be seen that way to have the best chance of changing your award. The only connection is to let DWP know you've complained which you've already done. The assessor being early should be part of your complaint. Explain what effect this had on you. All the errors in your report go against the DWP guidelines which say it should be in clear English using as few words as possible and of course factually correct which it is not. -
wildlife you are more informative than my CAB helper . Thankyou . I will keep the Assessors report discrepancies out of the MR and save them for when CAPITA reply further, ( they said 20 days to investigate the complaint.) One piece of information I have not sent to DWP is the actual score/ scores I believe I should have received ., as I did not think it would have any bearing on the MR decision .They do have a full list of reasons as to why I disagree .
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I have been through this process with DLA, over 10 years ago!
Same process same procedure,
Just got through it with PIP, now waiting for the next '!!! -
dottydotty said:wildlife Re- Virtigo I actuslly asked the assessor if he had any knowledge of this condition . he just replied I'm a health advisor . I read your other discussion about checking on the assessors registration I looked it up he is not on it typed the name in and went thrugh all the titles paramedic etc but could not find him .
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maid08 said:dottydotty said:wildlife Re- Virtigo I actuslly asked the assessor if he had any knowledge of this condition . he just replied I'm a health advisor . I read your other discussion about checking on the assessors registration I looked it up he is not on it typed the name in and went thrugh all the titles paramedic etc but could not find him .
after my acessmant the other ummm prob out the country so capita said hahaha
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maid08 update ; my assessor is now on the register ( newly registered ) , So maybe he was fresh out of training when he assessed me,.either way he was ill equipt . I did ask about Capita about a same sex assessor but was told only allowed on religious or cultural reasons , Surely this is discrimination .
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myself i would copy details of reg put in complaint to youer mp asking why a member of public doing acessmants before reg to do so and you are deeply concerned that they could abuse youer info
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also email frank fields mp in london he is causeing problems for dwp now
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it is such a farce that this could even hapen capita and atos just do as they like and dwp plough millions into them to do it the cost must out waigh the saveings surely yet nothing is done email complaint to dwp it might get nothing but it is another nail to add to complaints number they cant hide from
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maid08 Thankyou I might just write to MP . Will await my decision letter and if award still delcined I will then decide if I want to take it to tribunal OR just reapply for Pip & ,be better prepared & have assessment recorded . ( mine was a reassessment so I wasn't 100% sure what info the assessor had other than my review award form ) .
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dottydotty said:maid08 Thankyou I might just write to MP . Will await my decision letter and if award still delcined I will then decide if I want to take it to tribunal OR just reapply for Pip & ,be better prepared & have assessment recorded . ( mine was a reassessment so I wasn't 100% sure what info the assessor had other than my review award form ) .
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can anyone tell me I have my Pip assessment on Wednesday what days are contact them to get my report I'll how long do you think
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If you mean your pip assesement interview i rang as soon as i got home and they sent the aasessor report back to me with in ten days
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Hi freckles how long after your assessment did you get your decision thx
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