You will get a decision notice on the day of the hearing or soon after. A copy of the decision notice is sent to the department that made the original decision so they can put the tribunal decision into effect and pay you any benefit owed.

Statement of reasons – If the appeal is unsuccessful, you can ask for a more detailed explanation, the ‘statement of reasons’ for the decision. If you want to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, you need this statement. Make sure you write and ask for it within the normal 1-month time limit (see 18 below ). Once you have read the statement of reasons, it should be clear to you how and why you have been unsuccessful. If it is not, this may be an error of law (see Box N.10 ) and it may be possible to appeal further to the Upper Tribunal.
TP(FTT)SEC Rules, rule 34 ; Practice Direction from the Senior President of Tribunals: Reasons for decisions

A decision of an appeal tribunal can be changed in the f