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Welfare Rights Caseworker, Advocacy in Wirral, Birkenhead, Wirral Member since06th Mar 2006
Referring to todays news item, I agree entirely with what has been reported.We deal with people with severe mental illness who are regularly sent for ESA medicals when they clearly shoulod not be requred to.Both Jobcentre Plus and Atos Origin staff seem to be blissfully unaware of regulation 35 of the ESA regs.
solicitor, CMH Solicitors, Durham Member since09th Apr 2009
i've emailed my MP the link to the CAB's page on the subject .. not that i expect that to do much good, but if everyone does ...
welfare rights adviser, sefton metropolitan borough council, liverpool. Member since22nd Jan 2004
Good idea Claire. Advice heeded.