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Mandatory reconsideration

l14l21
l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
edited April 2019 in PIP, DLA, and AA
I called today for result after waiting 9 weeks and was told the decision has been made and a letter posted yesterday but it was not uploaded to the system, so they could not tell me the content of letter.
Is this normal procedure?

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  • Fetlock
    Fetlock Community member Posts: 79 Courageous
    Yes.
    If you ring today the letter should be visible
  • l14l21
    l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
    Called again eventually was told no award and letter is in the post.
    Tribunal now for me can anyone tell me how long do you wait for a tribunal in central Scotland,  got nothing to lose by applying, but thoroughly exhausted by the whole process. 
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,209 Disability Gamechanger
    Have you asked for/ got a copy of the assessment report ?
    Be all you can be, make  every day count. Namaste
  • l14l21
    l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
    It's in the post they said 
    It takes a week to arrive then you have another 3 weeks to submit appeal, they said I would get 2 copies as one is required with appeal papers. 
    Will there be any scores on mr papers?
    Thanks
  • Fetlock
    Fetlock Community member Posts: 79 Courageous
    Sorry to hear your bad news.
    Yes, the scores will be on the MR letter, in the same format as they ere for the original decision.
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Community member Posts: 5,209 Disability Gamechanger
    l14l21 said:
    It's in the post they said 
    It takes a week to arrive then you have another 3 weeks to submit appeal, they said I would get 2 copies as one is required with appeal papers. 
    Will there be any scores on mr papers?
    Thanks
    This will be the MR decision letter. You should also ask for a copy of the assessment report which is different from the decision letters, it is what the CM uses to make a decision
    Be all you can be, make  every day count. Namaste
  • l14l21
    l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
    Got letter today no change to decision despite the evidence
    Will take to appeal now
    Does anyone know how long this takes in central Scotland 
    Thanks
  • twonker
    twonker Posts: 617 Pioneering
    l14l21 said:
    It's in the post they said 
    It takes a week to arrive then you have another 3 weeks to submit appeal, they said I would get 2 copies as one is required with appeal papers. 
    Will there be any scores on mr papers?
    Thanks
    This will be the MR decision letter. You should also ask for a copy of the assessment report which is different from the decision letters, it is what the CM uses to make a decision
    Not entirely. The decision maker should be using the assessor's report + all of the other evidence submitted + the PIP2 form.
    The decision letter will tell the claimant what evidence they have used to make the decision.
  • l14l21
    l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
    Ok thanks 
    Is this different from the capita report that I requested after f2f interview 
  • madquasimodo
    madquasimodo Community member Posts: 140 Pioneering
    After speaking with the DM I am of the opinion they pretty much ignore doctors/hospital letters, they do rely very much on the assessment report as your current "snapshot" of how you are and coping with your problems, I will say from my own claim, they just ignore most of the verbal evidence, even with backup (consultants/hospital reports) in mine and my partners case it was around 12 months for court, I hear its a bit longer now (South)
  • l14l21
    l14l21 Community member Posts: 10 Listener
    Thank you
    Were you successful at appeal
  • madquasimodo
    madquasimodo Community member Posts: 140 Pioneering
    Yes but the award was for 3 years, and PIP asked for a review 1 year after the court success.
    1 year waiting for court, award made 2 years to run, PIP review 1 year early (not uncommon form what other have said)
  • wildlife
    wildlife Community member Posts: 1,293 Pioneering
    @l14l21  Yes the report the others were asking you to get is the Capita assessment report. They thought you hadn't got it.  

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