I asked for a SOR but refused set aside instead!

I requested a statement of reasons from the tribunal service.

Then I got a letter from them. It said I had applied for a set aside and the judge had refused a set aside.

In first tier tribunals you have a right to a statement of reasons *before* applying for a set aside right?

Nervy wrote:

I requested a statement of reasons from the tribunal service.

Then I got a letter from them. It said I had applied for a set aside and the judge had refused a set aside.

In first tier tribunals you have a right to a statement of reasons *before* applying for a set aside right?

You don't necessarily require a full statement of reasons to request that a decision is set aside, primarily for procedural reasons.

You will however need the SOR if you are considering an appeal to the UT?

Here's the first two paragraphs of the letter i sent to them a few weeks ago:

I wish to request a statement of reasons from the tribunal.

Later I wish the tribunal to reconsider the decision in a set aside since the decision notice doesn’t acknowledge the new evidence sent to you. It was registered signed for and arrived on Monday August 8th at Liverpool Tribunal Service – the day before the hearing. I want to know in the statement of reasons if this new evidence was considered and if they knew I requested a paper hearing.

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I've got an appointment with an advisor on Monday.

I thought when the letter said "I enclose a copy of the decision" I thought it meant a copy of the decision I got from the tribunal in August where it said the appeal is disallowed (so i didn't bother to get round to looking at it - till now).

But infact it meant a copy of Septembers letter in the form of a decision notice where it says "The tribunal decision is not set aside"

But also the decision notice it says something for me to go on - it also says "This is because none of the conditions set out in Rule 37(2) is satisfied. There was no procedural irregularity"