Appeal tomorrow

Hello, after a very long wait, and being sent away last month to get a rep, my daughter finally has her appeal tomorrow. Can anyone point me in the direction of the likely questions they may ask please. Daughter getting nervous. thanks.

foreverfoggy wrote: Hello, after a very long wait, and being sent away last month to get a rep, my daughter finally has her appeal tomorrow. Can anyone point me in the direction of the likely questions they may ask please. Daughter getting nervous. thanks.

Rather short notice for definitive advice as you don't tell us what benefit your appeal is for.

See my guide GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR THOSE WHO APPEAR BEFORE APPEAL TRIBUNALS

sorry its childs DLA. I have seen a file on here offering advice on usual questions and couldn't remember where it was. thanks.

As a former DLA Tribunal Appeal Member, the doctor does not ask all the questions. They will ask about your daughters medical conditions most certainly. The Disability Member ( which I used to be) be will ask about any mobility and care needs your daughter may have.

However, the Tribunal Judge (a qualified solicitor with specialist training on DLA) may also ask questions. DLA Tribunals are unique in that there MUST be three Tribunal Members hearing the appeal. Rarely a member may not be able to make it, for example being stuck in traffic, car breaks down, train late etc. If this happened the Tribunal would be have to be adjourned.

You don't say how old your daughter is, but if she's quite young, say under 16 years of age, the Tribunal Judge will usually allow you to answer some questions on her behalf.

In a DLA Tribunal all panel members have equal say and the decision may be unanimous, or a majority decision 2-1, so even the Tribunal Judge can be overruled if the medical member and disability member decide in your daughters favour, or any two members on the panel.

You can also give evidence on her behalf as a witness or carer if you wish.

Best of luck.

Jim

Thank you. We had the appeal today and I could never have guessed the questions they would ask. I was expecting the usual How did you get here today? How long did it take you to get ready? etc. They asked why she had been without a diagnosis for so long and why we had felt the need to go private along with questions about how the education system had let her down and she hadn't had a proper education. All these things going back 5 years. Yes they asked her about her care not much about her mobility. Thankfully nothing from the Atos report but we have had an apology letter from them. Anyway outcome was, they will let us know by post as they were extremely busy today. just got an anxious wait now. It was nowhere near as scary as I was expecting it to be and they all made us feel very comfortable. They were very gentle with my daughter. By the way she is 16 now, a child when I applied. So thanks for your help and I will let you know the outcome when I get it.