welfare rights officer, south tyneside mbc Member since 05th Feb 2004
Appeal withdrawn. Paper file destroyed Mon 23-Jul-07 01:07 PM
Hello any ideas for this one please.
Last year DLA appeal adjourned March 2006 by Chair for further med. evidence to be obtained by Tribunal Service. Nothing happened until August 2006 when i got a letter saying appeal withdrawn. I rang TS and transpired withdrawn in error and will be reinstated. I heard nothing more. I diary cases for follow up but this one slipped through the net. Client came in today about the appeal. I rang TS. Appeal was reinstated with a new ref. no. but then computer shows it was withdrawn again in September 2006. I did not get any letter about the 2nd withdrawal. All paperwork has been destroyed since. Clerk advised I write to district chair. Client obviously did not withdraw the appeal on his own initiative...otherwise why pursue it now? Any ideas about this gratefully received asap. please. Thank you.
Deputy Manager, Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit Member since 15th Apr 2004
RE: Appeal withdrawn. Paper file destroyed Mon 23-Jul-07 01:35 PM
We had an almost identical case recently. I'd suggest a letter to the District Chair, explaining the history and asking for the appeal to be reinstated in the interests of justice. Ours was reinstated and listed quite quickly.