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<p>Statistics on the number and proportion of work capability assessments (WCA) that were successfully appealed, where the initial WCA decision was ‘fit for work', in Wales can be found in the following table.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Numberof fit for work decisions and outcomes of appeals heard against fit forwork decisions at initial WCA for new ESA claims: October 2008 to May2012—Wales<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Outcomeof appeals heard on fit for workdecisions<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Totalcaseload with a fit for work decision(a)<br /></td><td valign="top">Caseloadfor initial decision overturned(b)<br /></td><td valign="top">Caseloadfor initial decision upheld(c)<br /></td><td valign="top">Proportionof all fit for work decisions overturned (b/a)Percentage<br /></td><td valign="top">Proportionof fit for work appeals heard decisions overturned (b/b+c)Percentage<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Octoberto December2008<br /></td><td valign="top">2,700<br /></td><td valign="top">500<br /></td><td valign="top">800<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td><td valign="top">36<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Januaryto December2009<br /></td><td valign="top">17,500<br /></td><td valign="top">2,900<br /></td><td valign="top">5,100<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td><td valign="top">36<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Januaryto December2010<br /></td><td valign="top">16,200<br /></td><td valign="top">2,500<br /></td><td valign="top">4,300<br /></td><td valign="top">16<br /></td><td valign="top">37<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Januaryto December2011<br /></td><td valign="top">14,500<br /></td><td valign="top">2,300<br /></td><td valign="top">4,000<br /></td><td valign="top">16<br /></td><td valign="top">37<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Januaryto May2012<br /></td><td valign="top">6,500<br /></td><td valign="top">800<br /></td><td valign="top">1,300<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">40<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Notes:<br />1. Figures are forinitial assessments only and caseload data have been rounded to thenearest hundred. Percentages are shown to the nearest wholenumber.<br />2. Data for 2012includes claims that started from 1 January 2012 to 31 May2012.<br />3.Data on appeals includes ESA claims up to the end of May 2012 (thelatest month where we have sufficient volumes of appeals heard toinclude in the publication) where the person claiming has been assessedto be fit for work, they subsequently appeal the Department's decisionand the appeal has been heard by Tribunals Service.<br />4. Due to the time ittakes for appeals to be submitted to the Tribunals Service and heard,it is likely that there are more appeals that have not yet been heard.Therefore these figures should be treated as emerging findings ratherthan final at this stage.<br />5. Information onappeals against repeat assessment, incapacity benefit reassessment andwork related activity group outcomes are notincluded.<br />Source:<br />Department for Workand Pensions benefit administrationdatasets.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p><p>The information requested for local authority and parliamentary constituency are not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> |