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date	2018-11-21
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21/11/2018

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

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25259

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what proportion of (a) employment support allowance mandatory reconsiderations and (b) personal independence payment mandatory reconsiderations her Department has contacted a claimant's GP or specialist to request medical evidence in the last 12 months; and what guidance his Department provides on when it is appropriate to contact a claimant's GP or specialist.

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Birmingham, Hall Green

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Mr Roger Godsiff

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194024

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is ministerial correction

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26/11/2018

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The information requested is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The guidance for both benefits tells claimants that when making their claim they should provide the evidence that they already hold and that they should not request additional evidence for which they may need to pay, for example from their GP. If further medical evidence is required this will be requested by the Assessment Provider at no cost to the claimant. At Mandatory Reconsideration the guidance encourages claimants to share any new medical evidence they may have received since their original claim. The instructions in relation to claims and Mandatory Reconsideration are clearly signposted for both benefits.

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Truro and Falmouth

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Sarah Newton

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26/11/2018 17:42:49

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