AS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2022] UKUT 24 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 20 January 2022.
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Judicial Summary
Tribunal practice and procedure 鈥� fair hearing 鈥� Senior President of Tribunals鈥� Practice Direction on 鈥楥hild, Vulnerable Adult and Sensitive Witnesses鈥� 鈥� proper approach to rule 2(2)(c) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal)(Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 - whether panel entitled to conclude from evidence that appellant with mental health problems could speak on telephone with representative that it was reasonable to expect her to be able to participate in a telephone hearing 鈥� overriding objective 鈥� need for flexibility.
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Published 11 February 2022