Appeal Questions

I have am due to have my appeal in the next few weeks and have a couple of questions regarding the tribunal hearing.

I understand the Judge at the tribunal hearing will look at all the case paperwork in advance of the tribunal. Will the medical expert who is there to assist the Judge also get the opportunity to look at the case paperwork, and my evidence in advance of the tribunal hearing?

Secondly, I understand from reading some of the guides on this website that the medical expert who sits on the tribunal may also work for the DWP doing assessments. Is this not a conflict of interest?

In the event that my appeal should go against me, what information should I request from the tribunal judge or the clerk to the tribunal?

Will the tribunal judge just give the decision or outline the reasons that lead to that decision?

The grounds for my appeal are that I am both unfit for work, and unfit for work related activity and should be placed into the support group under exceptional circumstances.

When the tribunal are considering whether I should be placed into the support group under exceptional circumstances, and effectively considered unfit for work related activity, are they considering my condition as at the date of my DWP medical assessment or day of the tribunal.