well just received my letter stating that they had looked again at the decision and have changed the decision. they have stated that they disagree with both the Health Care Professional and the original Decision Makers choice of descriptors. The main reason they say that they have changed their decision is due to the high strength of medication and the use of morphine. This is until my level of pain can be reduced with treatment options that may be available to me!! So for the moment I am still getting my inapacity benefit, who knows when they will ask to review me again. I did send the letter asking for a working copy of the Lima software and got a reply from " dwp commercial management of medical services freedom of information officer" stating :- the information is exempt from disclosure under section 43 (2) of the freedom of information act 2000. This is because in our opinion the disclosure of the information could prejudice the commercial interests of both DWP and a third party licensee of DWP. four pages of reasons all together.
Hi,
Congratulations on getting the decision overturned.
With regards to the Freedom of Information request which they have decided not to allow, it maybe worth complaining to the Information Commissioner, based on the premise that it is only the DWP's interpretation that the information you asked for is exempt from disclosure.
Details of how to complain to the Commissioner here:
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