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WCA Discriminates
As you are aware, the Royal Courts of Justice, a three judge panel of the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the Work Capability Assessment substantially disadvantages claimants with mental health problems, because the system is designed to deal with a high volume of claimants who can accurately report the way in which their disability affects their fitness
to work.
The court ordered that the DWP has to take reasonable steps to address the disadvantage to people with mental health problems, but rather than specifying what those reasonable steps should be, ordered the DWP to carry out an investigation and then return to court to explain what steps they propose to take.
Have the DWP carried out this investigation and returned to the court to explain as of yet?
If so does anyone know where I might find this report?
If not, till when do the DWP have to report their findings to the court?
Ta very much
The UTT was found to have exceeded its jurisdiction by ordering the DWP to do this - http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/R_(MM)_v_SSWP_(2013)_EWCA_Civ_1565,_(2013)_MHLO_132
Edit
sorry, can’t work out why link won’t work but google mm v sswp if you can’t get on to it
Neutral Citation Number: [2013] EWCA Civ 1565
Case Nos. JR/2638 & 2639/2012 CO/2385/2012
R (MM) v SSWP (2013) EWCA Civ 1565, (2013) MHLO 132
Here you go Billy and Bryan.