dla appeal tribunal papers- what happpens when addditional info is added

[kahlo]

could someone tell me how the "tribunal bundle "papers are handled.

 

Also, what would have happened when i sent my submission...who copies it tribunal clerk at Sutton or tribunal clerk at the local court?

 

I sent ( in triplicate - one for each member of the tribunal)

It would appear that these were copied in their entirety and included in each member of the tribunals appeal bundles in preparation for both previous Tribunal dates.

That is the only way i can possibly see that could have the number of papers that they state in the decision notice .

This may explain the underlying feeling of frustration at the volume of papers that i picked up on- but the panel didn't appear to notice that they had triplicate information .. and it only crossed my mind that this may have happened when i got the decision notice stating the number of pages that differed from mine .

 

I rang straight after the adjourned hearing and requested that they therefore ensured that the papers provided to the next Tribunal only include one copy of all the relevant documents. Stating that in order for the next Tribunal to give my case due consideration I do not want the panel to be considering an appeal bundle which has triplicate papers within it.

 

 

there were also two highly relevant pages pages from my original DLA application missing from the bundle that Tribunal had in front of them .. which was then photocopied at the hearing and I have requested that these be inserted into the tribunal bundle in the appropriate place .

 

Is there anything further i should consider doing to ensure that the the next tribunal gets papers that are easy to follow and allow me to have a fair hearing?

 

In addition , my hearing was adjourned for more evidence from the GP.

when the GP has created these and sent them back I assume they will be added to the "tribunal bundle" and i will receive a copy.

will these medical notes be numbered in continuation or will the whole bundle be renumbered and will i get another copy of the whole thing?

I ask because I will need to keep track of the cross referencing that i have made

my hearing was adjourned for more evidence from the GP.

when the GP has created these and sent them back I assume they will be added to the "tribunal bundle" and i will receive a copy.

will these medical notes be numbered in continuation or will the whole bundle be renumbered and will i get another copy of the whole thing?

I ask because I will need to keep track of the cross referencing that i have made.

 

 

many thanks

 

 

 

 

[estellyn]

From memory (it's been a while), the additional papers should come to you with the page number that has been allocated written on them - at least that's how our regional Tribunal service did things. Yes you should get a copy of whatever your GP submits, and covering letters are often included in the bundle. You won't receive another copy of the whole thing, just the additional papers.

 

Who photocopied the submission will depend on where you sent it and how close to the hearing - if you sent it to the regional centre then a clerk there would photocopy it and add to the bundle and send a copy to anyone involved with the Tribunal (dwp, rep etc). If you sent it to the court and it was weeks before the tribunal then it would be forwarded to the regional office who would do the copying. If it was on the hearing date (or just before) the tribunal clerk at the court would take copies and add to the bundle.

 

Don't worry too much, the people on the panel are experienced enough to notice duplicated papers - but ifyou are concerned, the clerk at the court can check the bundles for you if you arrive in good time and mark the papers as duplicate if they are still in the bundle.

[kahlo]

thanks Estellyn

 

the first hearing was adjourned to allow the panel to read the large volume of paperwork ( ie the triplicate submission!) before the second hearing.

At the second they still hadn't recognized that this was the case.

I am hoping that this hasn't put me at a disdvantage

[estellyn]

thanks Estellyn

 

the first hearing was adjourned to allow the panel to read the large volume of paperwork ( ie the triplicate submission!) before the second hearing.

At the second they still hadn't recognized that this was the case.

I am hoping that this hasn't put me at a disdvantage

 

No, it won't have, don't worry.

[Nystagmite]

In addition , my hearing was adjourned for more evidence from the GP.

when the GP has created these and sent them back I assume they will be added to the "tribunal bundle" and i will receive a copy.

 

Having been in this situation, I can confirm that you will receive a copy and they will be added to the tribunal bundle.