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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1690853/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Analysis of unpublished Personal Independence Payment (PIP) data held by DWP provides data on why decisions by DWP decision makers have been overturned at a tribunal hearing between January 2014 and September 2023 and is shown annually in the tables below. This information is taken from Decision Notices and recorded on the PIP computer system.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This data only provides one reason per appeal why decisions by DWP decision makers have been overturned at a tribunal hearing, and therefore may not give the full story as there may be other reasons.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Appeals data is taken from the DWP PIP computer system\u2019s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These figures are the result of a complex data match across a number of data sets. This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Learning from this information, we have made improvements to our decision-making processes to help ensure we make the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. We have introduced a new approach to decision making at both the initial decision and the Mandatory Reconsideration stage, giving Decision Makers additional time to proactively contact customers where they think additional evidence may support the claim.<\/p><p /><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Summary reason DWP decision<br> overturned at Tribunal hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"10\"><p><strong>Appeal clearance year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>2023 (to September)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cogent documentary evidence<br> supplied at the appeal<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,400<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>400<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><td><p>300<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cogent oral evidence<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>14,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>22,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,500<\/p><\/td><td><p>25,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,200<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,800<\/p><\/td><td><p>11,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Reached a different conclusion on<br> substantially the same facts<\/p><\/td><td><p>200<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>13,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>21,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>24,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,700<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><td><p>100<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,300<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,200<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,200<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,600<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,100<\/p><\/td><td><p>5,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,900<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Summary reason DWP decision<br> overturned at Tribunal hearing<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"10\"><p><strong>Appeal clearance year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>2023 (to September)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cogent documentary evidence<br> supplied at the appeal<\/p><\/td><td><p>6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>9%<\/p><\/td><td><p>15%<\/p><\/td><td><p>9%<\/p><\/td><td><p>8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cogent oral evidence<\/p><\/td><td><p>75%<\/p><\/td><td><p>67%<\/p><\/td><td><p>54%<\/p><\/td><td><p>50%<\/p><\/td><td><p>43%<\/p><\/td><td><p>43%<\/p><\/td><td><p>26%<\/p><\/td><td><p>32%<\/p><\/td><td><p>32%<\/p><\/td><td><p>37%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Reached a different conclusion on<br> substantially the same facts<\/p><\/td><td><p>14%<\/p><\/td><td><p>13%<\/p><\/td><td><p>18%<\/p><\/td><td><p>26%<\/p><\/td><td><p>36%<\/p><\/td><td><p>41%<\/p><\/td><td><p>58%<\/p><\/td><td><p>60%<\/p><\/td><td><p>61%<\/p><\/td><td><p>56%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Other<\/p><\/td><td><p>4%<\/p><\/td><td><p>10%<\/p><\/td><td><p>12%<\/p><\/td><td><p>15%<\/p><\/td><td><p>13%<\/p><\/td><td><p>12%<\/p><\/td><td><p>11%<\/p><\/td><td><p>7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Note:<\/p><ul><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred and percentages to the nearest percent.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and proportion of Personal Independence Payment decisions overturned at tribunal were due to (a) the tribunal panel drawing a different conclusion based on the same evidence, (b) oral evidence given by the individual and (c) new written evidence provided at the hearing in each year for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A lapsed appeal is where DWP changed the decision in the customer\u2019s favour after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The table below provides information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal registrations and lapsed appeals. Data provided is for the last five financial years.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Table 1: Appeals registered for each financial year and how many were subsequently lapsed<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Appeals subsequently lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>94,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>82,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>27,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>55,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>50,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>17,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>81,000<\/p><\/td><td><p>18,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.<\/li><li>Data provided is for England and Wales (excluding Scotland).<\/li><li>These figures include appeal registrations and decisions for PIP New Claims, Reassessments, Award Reviews and Change of Circumstances. These figures include appeals registered from April 2018 to March 2023 and any lapsed appeals related to these appeal registrations up to the 30<sup>th<\/sup> September 2023, the latest date for which published data is available.<\/li><li>Appeals data has been taken from DWP PIP customer system\u2019s management information. Therefore, this appeal data may differ from that held by His Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.<\/li><li>This data is unpublished data. It should be used with caution, and it may be subject to future revision.<\/li><\/ol>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against Personal Independence Payment decisions were lapsed by her Department in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683209/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The reasons for Personal Independence Payment decisions being overturned at Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) are evaluated locally on a case-by-case basis, and we continue to learn from this. The Department\u2019s overarching focus at the MR stage is on ensuring that each application is thoroughly reviewed, including considering all available evidence and contacting the claimant where necessary. Decisions will be changed at the MR stage where the evidence supports this, resolving disputes as early as possible and reducing the need to appeal.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for Personal Independence Payment decisions being overturned at mandatory reconsideration in 2022-23.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1644228/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The table below provides the average staffing (full-time equivalent) utilised for investigating benefit fraud for the years requested.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Average staff <\/strong><strong>(full-time equivalent)<\/strong><strong> investigating benefit fraud<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>1359.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>1245.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>1358.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>128.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>543.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>1022.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023-24*<\/p><\/td><td><p>1076.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>*Average (full-time equivalent) over April and May 2023<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>For years 2020-21 and 2021-22, the Covid-19 pandemic impacted DWP\u2019s Fraud Investigation Service, with large numbers of staff redeployed to support the unprecedented demand for financial support.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>These numbers do not include our Compliance staff, who carry out robust and challenging interviews to ensure benefit claimants receive their correct entitlement, nor staff employed on preventative fraud work, for example our Enhanced Review Team, who are delivering significant savings for the Department as part of our shift to disrupting fraud at the outset.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Our fraud plan, \u2018Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System\u2019, published May 2022, sets out our plans to recruit additional staff into our counter-fraud teams, and we continue to recruit and train new fraud investigators in order to maximise our headcount post Covid. It should be noted that training an investigator can take anywhere between 12 and 18 months.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been employed by his Department to investigate suspected benefit fraud in each year since 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposals by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust on an essentials guarantee when setting Universal Credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"}
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