YC v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2026] UKUT 128 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Johnston on 17 March 2026.

Read the full decision in UA-2025-000989-PIP.

Judicial Summary

The First-tier Tribunal was procedurally unfair by undertaking their own research and failing to give the appellant the opportunity to make submissions on the outcome of that research. The First-tier Tribunal relied on the incorrect result of the research to make findings of credibility.

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Published 20 April 2026