Asked by: James Davies (Conservative - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person assessed in an employment and support allowance or personal independence payment assessment is entitled to a copy of the LIMA or PIPAT computer file report created by the HCP during that process.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
A claimant can at any time request a copy of their LIMA or PIPAT report from our Medical Services Provider or from DWP.
Asked by: James Davies (Conservative - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person who has been assessed for employment and support allowance or personal independent payments is entitled to a copy of the computer file report created by the HCP during their assessment process.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
A person who has been assessed for either Employment Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment can ask to see a copy of their assessment report at any time after its completion. They can do this by telephone, in writing or in person.
Asked by: James Davies (Conservative - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how a person who has undergone an employment and support allowance or personal independence allowance assessment can obtain a copy of the relevant reports.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
Any evidence used to make a DWP decision that is still held by the Department, will be made available to the claimant on request by telephone, in writing or in person.
Asked by: James Davies (Conservative - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long individual records of (a) personal independence allowance and (b) employment and support allowance assessments are held electronically before destruction.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
In line with the DWP data retention policy, any Personal Independence Payment documents or records that do not support any active award of benefit, are destroyed 2 years after the award ends or 2 years after a disallowance decision has been made. For ESA the retention period is 14 months following the end of the award or disallowance decision.