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<p /> <p> </p><p>The Court rejected two of the three legal grounds brought by the
claimants, finding that their human rights had not been breached and not awarding
damages.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Court found that the historic delay for the two claimants
was unlawful, they also ruled that they are not “test cases” and it would be inappropriate
to make wider findings.</p><p> </p><p>The Court accepted that the Government had made
significant improvements to the Personal Independence Payment process and there are
now no inherent failings in the system.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these improvements,
the average time taken for a claimant to be assessed by an assessment provider has
more than halved since June 2014. In March 2015, the average claimant wait was 7 weeks
for their PIP assessment - well within the 16 week target set by the Secretary of
State.</p>
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