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<p>In the last 12 months we have allocated 7 judges to Ipswich as primary or secondary
venue, 2 medical members and 2 Disability Qualified Panel Members (DQPMs)</p><p>In
Norfolk and Suffolk there is a pool of 6 staff who are deployed to clerk the SSCS
hearing venues which are situated in Ipswich, Kings Lynn and Norwich. An additional
member of staff will be joining this team from the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2019 to facilitate
additional hearings to be held in Norfolk and Suffolk, subject to judicial availability.</p><p>The
Ministry of Justice 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. In the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS)
jurisdiction, 225 new medical members have already been appointed and 119 disability
qualified members have recently been recruited. The SSCS jurisdiction will also benefit
from the fact that 250 fee-paid judges and 100 salaried judges are being recruited
across tribunals more widely. In addition, we have recently launched a new digital
service to enable speedier processing of appeals and provide a better service for
all parties to the proceedings. Information on the new digital service can be found
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeals"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeal</a></p>
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