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Martin_Williams
                              

Appeals Representative, London Advice Services Alliance- london
Member since
21st Jan 2004

Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 10:05 AM

....or nearly Friday afternoon anyway.

A claimant who I wrote a submission for lost her appeal.

The decision states:

"The tribunal considered all the evidence and took the view that the decision maker had applied the correct descriptors"


Now for the bonkers bit:

The decision under appeal was to treat my client as capable of work as she had failed without good cause to return the IB50 form.

what descriptors?

....perhaps the Tribunal forgot to disengage the autopilot?

  

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RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision., carol obeirne, 01st Apr 2005, #1
RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision., Martin_Williams, 01st Apr 2005, #2
      RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision., nevip, 01st Apr 2005, #3
           RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision., carol obeirne, 01st Apr 2005, #4
                RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision., Martin_Williams, 01st Apr 2005, #5

carol obeirne
                              

welfare rights unit, cardiff council
Member since
20th Jul 2004

RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 10:31 AM

Not having an April Fool jest were they?

  

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Martin_Williams
                              

Appeals Representative, London Advice Services Alliance- london
Member since
21st Jan 2004

RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 10:35 AM

I don't think the regulations permit the making of an April Fool jest in advance.

  

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nevip
                              

welfare rights adviser, sefton metropolitan borough council, liverpool.
Member since
22nd Jan 2004

RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 11:40 AM

Martin

I think you are forgetting the Social Security (April Fool Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 1997, effective from May 1997.

  

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carol obeirne
                              

welfare rights unit, cardiff council
Member since
20th Jul 2004

RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 11:45 AM

Or was it the EU directive concerning the harmonising of Poissons d'avril?

  

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Martin_Williams
                              

Appeals Representative, London Advice Services Alliance- london
Member since
21st Jan 2004

RE: Friday afternoon shock story: bonkers decision.
Fri 01-Apr-05 11:46 AM

Sounds a bit fishy to me Carol.

....must get back to work
....must get back to work
must get back to work...

  

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