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<p>There is no administrative data held that could determine the reasons why an individual,
if dissatisfied with the decision received after their MR is completed, might not
choose to pursue an appeal with HMCTS.</p><p> </p><p>There is already some data in
the public domain that may be of interest. The Personal Independent Payment (PIP)
Official Statistics holds information on the volumes of Mandatory Reconsiderations
(MRs) registered (<em>Table 7A</em>) and cleared (<em>Table 7B</em>), and can be found
here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-april-2019</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Ministry of Justice Tribunal Statistics Quarterly publication contains
the number of PIP cases for which an appeal is lodged with Her Majesty’s Courts and
Tribunal Service (HMCTS) (<em>Table SSCS1</em>), and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019</a></p><p>
</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HCMTS) is taking positive steps to reduce
the waiting time for appeals to be heard in the Social Security and Child Support
(SSCS) jurisdiction. In 2018, 232 medical members and 118 disability-qualified members
were additionally appointed to the SSCS jurisdiction and an extra 129 fee-paid judges
have recently been appointed. The SSCS jurisdiction will also benefit from 100 salaried
judges and 170 fee-paid judges being recruited across tribunals more widely. In addition,
HMCTS is developing a new digital system with a view to enabling speedier processing
of appeals and a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Case-management
“triage” sessions are also being conducted, with the aim of reducing the number of
cases that need to progress to an oral hearing.</p>
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