That may be correct, it sounds compelling, but in the guide to healthcare practitioners it speaks of in certain cases recommending a 'brief period of exemption' which means exemption can be for a finite period. As far as I know from the people I have spoken to who are exempt, they do not told whether their exemption was open ended or finite
I would have thought it is unlawful if it is open ended and they send IB50 without further checking for exemption status by sending the GP an IB113 to be completed and considered by a ATOS doctor
severe mental illness is defined in the regulations but is not set out there in detail in the text by depressed derek.
It is as follows
severe mental illness involving the presence of mental disease which severely and adversely affects mood or behaviour, and severely restricts social functioning or awareness of immediate environment.
That is the test
Thanks XFACTOR. I quoted the original version by mistake.
