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registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Tribunals Service intends to proceed with the introduction of Continuous Online Resolution for personal independence payments and employment and support allowance appeals; and in what circumstances a case would be considered unsuitable for consideration by such a process.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL15467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The system to support Continuous Online Resolution (COR) is currently being tested with the Tribunal’s judiciary. As soon as testing has shown the system to be robust, a small number of people with a pending Personal Independence Payment appeal will be invited to take part in an initial pilot of COR. Current indications are this is likely to commence before the summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Tribunal’s judiciary intend, following successful testing, to be able to offer COR to all appellants. A case would be unsuitable if the parties did not wish to undergo that process or the panel thought it unsuitable.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/05/2019 15:00:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

931872

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons HM Courts and Tribunal Service is sending a new enquiry form to disabled/unwell people who have already submitted an SSCS1 appealing against the refusal of personal independence payments or employment and support allowance which asks the appellant if they with to continue with their appeal; and whether an appellant will be removed from the waiting list for a hearing and their appeal ended if they do not complete and return the new enquiry form within 14 days.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	158148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Social Security and Child Benefit (SSCS) Direct Lodgement Centre (DLC), based in Bradford, has since April 2013 dealt with the receipt, compliance checking and case creation of all SSCS appeals for England and Wales. This includes appeals against decisions on all Department for Work and Pensions administered benefits, alongside the following from HMRC: Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, and Child Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Following the launch and acceptance of a lodged appeal the DLC will forward to one of 7 Regional Centres for progression of the case. The prescribed form for a lodgment of an appeal is the SSCS1 form, and on receipt of a compliant appeal in this form the DLC would not issue a further hearing enquiry form.</p><p> </p><p>However appeals made without the form, usually received in letter form are accepted and in these circumstances a hearing enquiry form is sent to the appellant. If a response is not received within the timescale the Regional Centre would issue a reminder to the appellant on the tribunal standard letter DL2, this provides an opportunity for the appellant to inform the tribunal if they have now decided not to continue the appeal, however the appeal can only be stopped if the appellant tells the tribunal to do so. This is for all types of benefit and is not restricted to Personal Independence Payments or Employment Support allowance. Within the Direct Lodgment Process, we are not aware of any process were enquiry forms are routinely sent on an appeal received on an SSCS1 form.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 13:59:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

931873

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when HM Courts and Tribunals Service started writing to disabled and unwell appellants to request that they complete and return a new enquiry form requiring confirmation that they wish to continue with their appeal for personal independence payments or employment and support allowance and who have already provided the required information in an SSCS1; and how many of those forms have been sent to date.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	158149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Social Security and Child Benefit (SSCS) Direct Lodgement Centre (DLC), based in Bradford, has since April 2013 dealt with the receipt, compliance checking and case creation of all SSCS appeals for England and Wales. This includes appeals against decisions on all Department for Work and Pensions administered benefits, alongside the following from HMRC: Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, and Child Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Following the launch and acceptance of a lodged appeal the DLC will forward to one of 7 Regional Centres for progression of the case. The prescribed form for a lodgment of an appeal is the SSCS1 form, and on receipt of a compliant appeal in this form the DLC would not issue a further hearing enquiry form. However to ensure access to justice, the DLC accepts appeals in any format, usually received in the form of a letter. This may not contain all the relevant information and in these circumstances a Hearing Enquiry form is sent to the appellant asking for the details to be completed, allowing 14 days for a response, and is not restricted to Personal Independence Payments or Employment Support allowance, when not received on the prescribed for the enquiry form is sent on any type of benefit appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Direct Lodgment Process, we are not aware of any process were enquiry forms are routinely sent on an appeal received on an SSCS1 form. The process to send a hearing enquiry form out when an appeal is received in letter has been the process from July 2013. The number of forms that have been sent out since 2013 is 108,202.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 13:59:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

931875

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HM Courts and Tribunal Service is sending a copy of the new enquiry form being sent to disabled and unwell people in respect personal independence payments or employment and support allowance to that person's advocate or representative where the contact details of that person or organisation have already been included on the original SSCS1 appeal form.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	158150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Social Security and Child Benefit (SSCS) Direct Lodgement Centre, based in Bradford, has since April 2013 dealt with the receipt, compliance checking and case creation of all SSCS appeals for England and Wales. This includes appeals against decisions on all Department for Work and Pensions administered benefits, alongside the following from HMRC: Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, and Child Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The prescribed form for a lodgment of an appeal is the SSCS1 form, and on receipt of a compliant appeal in this form the DLC would not issue a further hearing enquiry form. Appeals are accepted without an SSCS1 form, usually received in the form of a letter, and in these circumstances a hearing enquiry form is sent to the appellant, and the DLC would send the enquiry form to the appellants contact details only. Within the Direct Lodgment Process, we are not aware of any process were enquiry forms are routinely sent on an appeal received on an SSCS1 form.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/07/2018 13:59:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

606855

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the consultation on whether to introduce a new online system for disability benefit appeals, whether the Government (a) took steps to ensure claimants were aware of that consultation, (b) plans to consult with groups representing disabled and ill people and people who claim employment and support allowance, personal independence payment or disability living allowance and (c) will take steps to ensure that the views of claimants are given sufficient weight when deciding whether to proceed with those proposals; and when she plans for the results of that consultation to be released.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	49701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is investing £1 billion to modernise our world-leading justice system. That means creating a system that is just, proportionate and accessible.</p><p> </p><p>Technology will be at the forefront of our reforms but specific support will be provided to ensure tribunals remain accessible to all and physical hearings will be used to resolve many cases.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Transforming our Justice System’ consultation is about the administration of justice across all courts and tribunals and not one specific area. My officials are engaging with appropriate stakeholders, including disability groups, on relevant matters. We will consider all submissions before issuing a response in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 25/10/2016 16:56:44 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

427281

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for a disability benefit appeal to reach a tribunal in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	15611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>HMCTS is unable to provide the information requested as it is not held centrally.</p><br /><p>Information about the timeliness of SSCS appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice in the Tribunal and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report (for the period April to June 2015, published on 10 September 2015) can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2015</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 15612 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:32:54 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff