PIP Assesor's report on it's way! (Naughty Atos!)
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Gaina
Community member Posts: 133 Pioneering
It's been a week since my f2f so I called the DWP and requested the report. The lady I spoke to was very helpful and ordered it, no problem!
Lesson: If your appointment is with Independent Assessment Services (formerly Atos) , IGNORE the leaflet, you CAN have your report before the decision letter!
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Thanks for the Infomation I am sure many will be pleased to read this. Keep posting.
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wilko said:Thanks for the Infomation I am sure many will be pleased to read this. Keep posting.
Will do! The more time people have to prepare for a Mandatory Reconsideration, should they need to, the better. ? -
Gaina said:Lesson: If your appointment is with Independent Assessment Services (formerly Atos) , IGNORE the leaflet, you CAN have your report before the decision letter!
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I have just received a new claim form to complete and in it states you can send any letters, reports or evidence even if it is not recent. It doesn't give any time limit??
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DWP asked me if I wanted my 1998 DLA medical evidence included with my 2016 PIP assessment - so apparently there is no time limit for relevant medical evidence.
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Rosie2017 said:I have just received a new claim form to complete and in it states you can send any letters, reports or evidence even if it is not recent. It doesn't give any time limit??
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Matilda said:DWP asked me if I wanted my 1998 DLA medical evidence included with my 2016 PIP assessment - so apparently there is no time limit for relevant medical evidence.
They do ask, but from personal knowledge they very rarely actually get the DLA file from storage. The reason that I know is that the DWP admitted that the evidence they used to fail me did not include anything from the DLA file.
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It's like a constant contraindication and first got told keep it brief to just send recent then another lady said send everything!like starting from scratch .seems too be no solid ground rules so confusing !
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Can't I give my assesser extra info? Please .or shall I keep it in case I need it ?.
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littleruthie123 said:It's like a constant contraindication and first got told keep it brief to just send recent then another lady said send everything!like starting from scratch .seems too be no solid ground rules so confusing !
I have spent some time reading the assessors guide and if they actually followed what they are supposed to do the system may well work much better. But who wants it to work better?
As for handing evidence to the assessor it is most likely that it will be thrown back at you without reading it as not relevant.
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Right ok do I send it too dwp then?
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