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<p>It is important that appeals are heard as quickly as possible. The Ministry of
Justice recognises that there are delays in the system and 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 with a view
to enabling 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/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal</a></p>
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