Chapter 59: Challenging decisions

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1. Who makes decisions?

2. Ways of changing decisions

3. Mandatory reconsiderations

4. ‘Any time’ revisions and supersessions

5. Backdating after a change of circumstances

Backdating supersessions – Box O.6

Grounds for revising or superseding a decision – Box O.7

6. When a ‘test case’ is pending

7. Appeals

8. Making an appeal

9. What happens when you appeal?

10. Paper hearings

11. Withdrawing an appeal

12. Striking out an appeal

Human Rights Act – Box O.8

13. Preparing your case

Upper Tribunal and Commissioners’ decisions – Box O.9

14. If your circumstances change before the appeal

15. Special needs, access to the hearing and expenses

16. The oral hearing

17. The appeal decision

Errors of law – Box O.10

18. Appeals to the Upper Tribunal

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