MM v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2025] UKUT 409 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Butler on 08 December 2025.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 23 January 2026

• Categories: Personal independence payment – general and Tribunal procedure and practice
• Judges: Butler, J
• Decision date: 8 December 2025

Read the full decision in UA-2024-001514-PIP.

Judicial Summary

This Decision considers the duty on a First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) when deciding whether or not to determine an appeal on the basis of the appeal papers, applying rules 2 and 27 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (SEC) Rules 2008. As part of this the Upper Tribunal considers where the FTT might locate copies of the notifications HM Courts and Tribunals Service sends to appellants about requesting an oral hearing, and what they might say.

Published 23 January 2026