Skipton Fund Appeal Panel update - October 2006

Posted: 27-Oct-2006 << BACK

"The Appeal Panel has started to review cases in the order they were received and panel members will continue to meet regularly until the backlog has been cleared. If you have already registered your wish to appeal you will be notified in writing a few weeks before your case is due for review. In considering the evidence the Appeal Panel will look solely at the written evidence and will not seek personal attendance. If there is any further information you would like added to your file please address it to Skipton Fund Appeals at the usual address".

The Skipton Fund has received 4117 application forms back for the Stage One payment - 3575 of which have been paid.

To date there have been 76 applications from people wishing to appeal against their rejection for Stage 1 payment.

The first 28 cases were considered by the Appeal Panel at a meeting on 3rd October.

7 of these were approved
10 of these were rejected
the panel sought more information on the remaining 11.
The Skipton Fund