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<p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts & Tribunals
Service (HMCTS) statistics are not calculated from receipt of the appeal to the hearing,
but from receipt of the appeal to the disposal of the case. An appeal is not necessarily
disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be
reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the
judge for a variety of reasons such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier
hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request
of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the
First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be
returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Waiting
times for appeals against decisions made about Personal Independence Payment are published
at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>It is important that appeals are heard as quickly as possible. HMCTS recognises
there are delays in the system and it is in the process of recruiting more judicial
office holders in order to increase capacity and help to reduce waiting times for
appellants. This includes 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability
qualified members and up to 230 medical members.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMCTS
has recently launched a new digital service with a view to enabling speedier processing
of appeals. Information on the new digital service can be found at: www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal.</p><p>
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