criteria applied by Decision-Makers

For adjudication officers which were the predecessors of decision makers, you had to have at least one year's working knowledge of the benefit which was being administered before you could be granted the status of an AO.

Insofar as decision makers are concerned, I am unaware of the 'qualifications' required nowadays as it can depend on which part of the DWP in which the DM is employed, but when I last worked for the DSS (now the DWP), there were discussions to see if the procedure could be fast-tracked? Whether it actually happened, I do not know?

If you are talking about academic qualifications, these are not normally required as all officers can undergo an internal aptitude test to assess their knowledge of both maths and English.

Many thanks.

I see a grey star next to my entry title Just wondering why that's there?

No, gordon,
not guilty, I'm afraid.I wouldn't know how to do that!