The DWP restarted ESA assessments about a month ago, currently, they are only doing telephone assessments so if a face to face one is required then it will be delayed until these are available again. Other parts of the process, for example; issuing an ESA50 will happen as normal.
Gordon
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Many thanks for your usual very concise reply, even though it wasn't what I wanted to hear.....................back to watching the doormat again then!