Question follow-through · 25225
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a statutory time limit for Mandatory Reconsiderations consistent with response time requirements that apply to other public administrative proces
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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- Social Security Benefits: Appeals · 9 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a statutory time limit for Mandatory Reconsiderations consistent with response time requirements that apply to other public administrative proces
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
There are no plans to introduce a time limit for the completion of Mandatory Reconsiderations. This reflects the overarching policy that the focus should be on making the right decision. Decisions should be made without delay, but if the decision maker co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Social Security Benefits: Appeals
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision makers progress Mandatory Reconsideration cases in a timely manner; and whether the Department collects data on the number of cases outstanding beyond spe