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2 days 14 hours ago #312581 by Stuart9390
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I will soon be having my PIP review assessment. I’ve heard some horror stories and people advising to record the assessment. I would like to record the assessment myself but having read loads of literature about what recording devices the assessors will/will not allow is confusing. I’ve read that they require a copy of a CD or tape at the end of the assessment.
Can anyone recommend a recording device that I can purchase that they have used to fulfil the assessment centre requirements?
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Stuart
Can anyone recommend a recording device that I can purchase that they have used to fulfil the assessment centre requirements?
Thanks
Stuart
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1 day 10 hours ago #312609 by BIS
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Hi Stuart
I'm afraid we are not able to advise on any sort of equipment. I don't know whether anyone has used equipment in a face to face interview because so few have been done recently. In the past, you had to take two tape recorders, and so two recordings could be made simultaneously and the claimant kept one and the assessor kept one.
Now many assessments are done on the telephone - I assume people record on their phone or on a laptop and keep it for their own use. Claimants can still request for the assessor to make a recording, but we always advise claimants to make their own - jut in case something goes wrong with an official recording.
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I'm afraid we are not able to advise on any sort of equipment. I don't know whether anyone has used equipment in a face to face interview because so few have been done recently. In the past, you had to take two tape recorders, and so two recordings could be made simultaneously and the claimant kept one and the assessor kept one.
Now many assessments are done on the telephone - I assume people record on their phone or on a laptop and keep it for their own use. Claimants can still request for the assessor to make a recording, but we always advise claimants to make their own - jut in case something goes wrong with an official recording.
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1 day 5 hours ago #312624 by denby
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Hi Staurt9390, I'm dinosaur enough to have lugged two cassette tape recorders AND an extension lead into assessment centre with a relative and a friend for their assessments. There is a slight risk of a picky assessor who object that your lead is not PAT tested but I haven't come across it. Your only other option might be to call the centre and ask -but don't count on them sticking to anything you're told on the phone. You can still buy cassettes online, get enough to cover a long session. Worth appealing on your local facebook/freecycle and freegle to borrow machines for the day to save buying them. But do persevere - having the recordings eg of claimant crying, vs PA4 that stated 'did not appear distressed' is a potential game saver.
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Denby
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