Hi Sarah and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explain where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work It is up to you whether you have someone with you.
On the plus side, it is someone who will support you and also attest to what happened/was said at the assessment.
On the minus side, it could mean divulging intimate medical details to someone a friend or family member.
Have you filled out a new PIP2 form? If you have not, or are still doing this, don't forget to make good use of our PIP guide
PIP help for claimants May I suggest that you favourite/bookmark this on your web browser now so that you can find it easily in future? This will allow you to return with further comments or questions about PIP without having to start a new topic each time. It helps us enormously when everything relating to the same claim is kept in one topic - and I hope you will find it useful too