DWP Slow at providing Information.

Thanks for all your replys, Do the DWP have to supply the point scoring you have attained by the DWP decision maker.
If they do not supply the points score Would you win the case
at the tribual through lack of compliance,And a flawed report,
What I am getting at is It may be that the decision maker as in my case did not even bother to point me,Due to not having a medical,Surely They have to point you or they are not following due process.

Thanks for your reply Gordon

I do take your point on not attending wfi’s and sanctions which now appear to be more significant, and I certainly would not advise none attendance.

To clarify some points in my case; I do feel that I did provided the dwp with ‘good reason’ up front in plenty of time prior to my appointments ( as always by recorded post) but this was all ignored as I was indeed somewhat hounded. I then, a few months back came across the following guidance from the dwp’s own website; www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ib-reassessment-information-pack.pdf

This guidance does seem to say that attended wfi’s ‘in my circumstances’ is not obligatory eg: an appealing migrant from IB. Confused I copied this and directly questioned the dwp (and I recently asked my MP) but again the dwp has failed to respond in any way. However the hounding stopped (could this be coincidental?) To date I have had no response from the dwp but I will provide B&W with an update if I ever get a definitive answer from the DWP.

In my individual case I consider imposing sanctions for my past none attendance is now unlikely as my reconsideration letter says I have been placed in the support group and this is backdated (much to my relief).

I previously submitted a SAR for my info but all to do with the decision making was omitted by the DWP despite being specifically requested this is unacceptable as it made appealing more complex. All may now seem irrelevant as I am now in the Support Group on reconsideration however; if or when I need to reclaim ESA the withheld info could help me establish my case from outset as my condition is unlikely to improve. I therefore feel I should keep going and submit a further SAR for my info, to help next time.

Thanks Gordon for the clarification re: attending wfi’s, this confused the hell out of me for months and the DWP did not seem to know anything about it, or if they did they certainly did not provide any info when requested.