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Tribunals – Requesting a Statement of Reasons

  • Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
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11 years 8 months ago #89472 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic Re:Tribunals – Requesting a Statement of Reasons
Yes, that would be Youreable, which I haven't moderated for many years. Ted was a minefield of information and advice. He also resigned from YA many years ago.

Sadly, I've lost touch with him, but I understand he still posts on forums.moneysavingexpert.com/

Not a site that I use.

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11 years 8 months ago #89474 by Crazydiamond
Replied by Crazydiamond on topic Re:Tribunals – Requesting a Statement of Reasons
The problem is that despite any contentions you have made with regard to the cooking test and the appeal, they are substantially time-barred and the statutory provisions ie social security law will not allow you to pursue the matter any further.

It sounds to me that the "raw deal" is the inaction of your representative at the time of the appeal to follow the correct procedure. It would be highly unusual for the tribunal chairman/judge not to have issued the short decision notice as this is a legal requirement, and if the rep failed to pass it on to you, any complaint should have been directed towards the rep and not the tribunal.

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11 years 8 months ago - 11 years 8 months ago #89478 by YoursTruly
Hello CrazyDiamond,
I fully accept that the matter is time-barred. Discovering, only today, the existence of the Statement of Reasons and Record of Proceedings, and that I could have obtained them just confirms the poor job that my representative made of things.

She also advised me that I had a good case and not to rock the boat, so I sat there meekly and didn't bring up the matter of the cooking test at the time.

At the time of the appeal, my mother was seriously ill in hospital. This, combined with the stress of the appeal and subsequent result meant that it never occurred to me to follow things up, believing, at the time, that I had taken the process as far as I could.

YT
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