Almost 1 In 5 PIP Reports Unacceptable Or Have To Be Altered
With many thanks to Benefits And Work.
Almost 1 in 5 PIP reports created by Independent Assessment Services (IAS, formerly Atos) were either unacceptable or were only acceptable after changes had been made to them. The shameful figures were released this month by Justin Tomlinson, minister for disabled people.
The figures showed that 19.4% of IAS PIP reports which were audited were found to be either ‘Unacceptable’ or only ‘Acceptable with amendments’.
A further 17% were acceptable but required the health assessor to be given feedback about aspects of their report.
That such a high proportion of reports are of such poor quality six years after PIP was introduced is a matter a matter of enormous concern, especially to claimants who are likely to lose out because of sub-standard assessments.
It lends additional credibility to the intention of the Scottish administration to move all benefits assessments in-house again.
The full figures are set out in the table below.
| Grades | April 16 – Mar 17 | April 17 – Mar 18 | April 18 – Mar 19 |
| Acceptable | 7,300 | 7,930 | 7,480 |
| Acceptable with feedback | 1,380 | 1,820 | 1,990 |
| Acceptable with amendments | 650 | 1,220 | 1,780 |
| Unacceptable | 460 | 620 | 500 |
| Total audited | 9,790 | 11,590 | 11,750 |
More than that
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How come these BSing FAKES still haven’t heard of torture / abuse / fraud / misconduct ????
Criminal Justice Act 1988 – Torture
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/part/XI/crossheading/torture
Fraud Act 2006 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents
Misconduct in Public Office –
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/misconduct_in_public_office/
(Meaning of Public Function) Human Rights Act 1998 –
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmbills/045/08045.i-i.html
Care Act 2014 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents
Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/42/enacted
Disability Hate Crime – Criminal Justice Act 2003 (section 146) –
Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/section/146
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Articles
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2.html
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CAT.aspx
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