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Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
How to make decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Challenge and appeal a decision about your entitlement to benefits, for example Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit.
This series brings together all documents relating to How we make decisions
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
How the Mental Capacity Act 2005 affects you if ever you lose mental capacity.
Guidance for DWP decision makers – abbreviations used in the guide.
Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Find out what unacceptable or unreasonable actions are and how we approach them.
How you can report cases of modern slavery in the UK if you’re a first responder.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Use this form to submit an expert opinion about someone's mental capacity as part of an application to make decisions for them.
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