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PIP Assessment travel to Birmingham from Derby
We have a client who has been asked to travel to B’ham to a PIP assessment when they are usually held in Derby or Nottingham.
Has anyone else any other experiences of being asked to travel long ( unexpected) distances?
Yes - we have had Derbyshire claimants being told to go to Leeds and other inappropriate venues. It’s still not clear to me if this is desperation or incompetence that is making Capita/Atos do this. They back down when challenged, but it shouldn’t have to happen.
http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/6941/ gives similar examples of lengthy journeys for assessment
They did this to one of my clients; trying to drag them to Birmingham for an assessment stating that their challenging behaviour made it too risky to assess them at home.
Strangely enough they issued a decision; made on the papers, the day before we served the discrimination claim at the County Court.
Was the challenge made via the county Court discrimination route or via the other usual routes?
, the day before we served the discrimination claim at the County Court.
It was breaches of the Equality Act.
The case continues…