§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many appeals against decisions made at personal capability assessments were(a) heard and (b) decided in the appellant's favour in the last 12 months, broken down by benefit; what the average length of time between lodging an appeal against a personal capability assessment decision and having that appeal heard was in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [147813]
§ Maria EagleThis is a matter for Christina Townsend, Chief Executive of the Appeals Service. She will reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from Christina Townsend to Mr. Paul Holmes, dated 19 January 2004:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question regarding how many appeals against decisions made in personal capability assessments were (a) heard and (b) decided in the appellant's favour in the last 12 months, broken down by benefit; and what the average length of time between lodging an appeal against a personal capability assessment decision and having that appeal heard was in the last 12 months.The first table shows the number of personal capability assessment appeals cleared and the number found in the appellant's favour, the second table shows the average clearance time in weeks.I hope this reply is helpful.2. Figures are rounded to two decimal places.
Source:
100 per cent. download of the Generic Appeals Processing System.