https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeals<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:<\/p>
www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics<\/p>
<\/p>
(a) HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not record data based on constituencies. SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant\u2019s home address. The published csv files provide information about the outcomes of PIP appeals for individual hearing venues including Brighton, where appeals from constituents living in the Brighton and Hove areas would be heard.<\/p>
(b) HMCTS administer appeals received from appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. The Appeals Service, part of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, administers appeals from appellants living in Northern Ireland.<\/p>
<\/p>
Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, more than 3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these under 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned. For ESA, 8% of decisions made were appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of personal independence payment appeals were successful in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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This information is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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The Ministry of Justice is not planning to set a target for the maximum time limit for people to wait for a Personal Independence Payment appeal to be heard. This is because waiting times fluctuate geographically owing to a number of factors including venue capacity, the volumes of benefit decisions made locally, the complexity of the case and the availability of panel members. Furthermore, the listing of appeals, including consideration of whether a hearing should be expedited, is a function of the Tribunal\u2019s judiciary. We are however working on measures to improve the capacity and performance of the Tribunal, including the appointment of additional judges and panel members.<\/p>"}
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HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not categorise appeals by illness, or disability, of the appellant. This information is therefore not held centrally.<\/p>"}
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The latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, more than 3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these only 4% were overturned at tribunals.<\/p>
<\/p>
Information about the outcomes for Social Security and Child Support appeals, including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals, is published on gov.uk and can be viewed using the following link:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics<\/p>
<\/p>
HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not record data based on constituencies. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant\u2019s home address. The published CSV files provide information about the outcomes of PIP appeals for individual hearing venues including Chester, where appeals from constituents living in the Ellesmere Port and Neston areas would be heard.<\/p>"}
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In order to respond to a general increase in appeal receipts, HM Courts & Tribunals Service has been working with the tribunal\u2019s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members, and take forward initiatives with the potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal. We have recruited extra fee-paid judicial office holders: 250 judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability-qualified members, and up to 230 medical members. We are also developing a new digital system which enables speedier processing of appeals and a better service for all parties to the proceedings. In addition, we are reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases listed on a tribunal session, and introducing case-management \u201ctriage\u201d sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the tribunal, with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.<\/p>
<\/p>
I have met with my counterpart at the Department of Work and Pensions to discuss how our two departments can work together to improve initial decision making and the time it takes for cases to go through the tribunal. Officials from both departments are looking at feedback from the tribunal and at ways in which digitisation might make the system easier to use.<\/p>
<\/p>
Latest figures indicate that since Personal Independent Payment was introduced, more than 3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these under 9% have been appealed, and 4% have been overturned. For Employment Support Allowance, 8% of all decisions made were appealed, and 4% overturned at tribunals.<\/p>"}
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