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Originally Posted by Taf
The DWP has deployed newly-trained P.O.'s (Presenting Officers costing only £22 million) to sway the tribunals in favour of the DWP. And some judges are letting them do it!
And a win at tribunal is now not guaranteed a change in the DWP's decision.
The days of tribunals seem to be numbered, it'll soon be just the Mandatory Review only according to some insiders. And that sounds scary.
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Technically, Presenting Officers are meant to be there as "friends of the court". They are meant to take a neutral stance, and be prepared to comment on both sides of any argument. The same is meant to apply to the DWP decision maker creating the final DWP response to the Tribunal.
Decision Makers' Guide.
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A5332 The response writer should adopt the role of friend of the court. This means that the response should
1.give proper emphasis to points in the claimant’s favour and
2.deal with any unresolved points put forward by the appellant. Account should be taken of these even if they are, in the response writer’s opinion, only vaguely relevant to the question at issue.
1 R(I) 4/65, Appendix
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