Adult Disability Payment decision making: FOI release

Information requested

In relation to Adult Disability Payment you asked for the following information :

Request for Information 1: What procedure is regarding a determination and a redetermination?

Request for Information 2: What the timescales are involved in that?

Request for Information 3: What KPIs are for determinations and redeterminations?

Request for Information 4: What’s meant by a full case discussion?

Request for Information 5: Who would be involved in a full case discussion?

Request for Information 6: What qualifications the medical practitioner would have, also what qualification would a practitioner have on a specified case?

Request for Information 7: Why are the details of case discussions not in client records?

Response

Request for Information 1,2 and 3:

All of the information requested is available from our website.

Our Social Security Scotland - Decision Making Guide has information on determinations, and redeterminations:

Social-Security-Scotland-ADP-DMG-Determinations-and-awards-overview-chapter

Principles-of-Decision-Making-for-Adult-Disability-Payment

Re-determinations-for-Adult-Disability-Payment-1

On Page 6 of the last document you will find information relating to our duty to re-determine. In line with Our Charter we handle applications and enquiries as quickly as we can.

Social Security Scotland also collects and publishes a wide range of performance information. These are listed below.

Our Official Statistics Adult Disability Payment can be found here : Adult Disability Payment  Official Statistics (socialsecurity.gov.scot)

We measure performance in achieving the aims set out in Our Charter using our Charter  Measurement Framework, which was co-designed with people of lived experience of the social security system. It is available to view here:

Social Security Scotland - Charter Measurement Framework - Update for 2024-2029

Under Section 25(1) of FOISA we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably  accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Request for Information 4, 5 and 6:

We have interpreted part of your request to be for information on the relevant, professional qualifications of the health and social care practitioner who advised during the processing of a specified application for Adult Disability Payment.

In line with our obligations under the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 and the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, advice is provided by a practitioner with relevant experience and/or specialism based on the case manager’s request.

Practitioners could be a:

registered nurse
registered mental health nurse
registered learning disability nurse
physiotherapist
occupational therapist
social care practitioner
social worker

Practitioners do not diagnose conditions or advise on treatment and are all Social Security Scotland staff members.

The practitioner who provided advice to the case manager in the instance you have requested information on is a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. All of our Practitioners have a minimum of 2 years experience in either Mental Health, Learning Disability , Physical Health or Autism/Neurodiversity.

Some of the information requested is available from our website.

Case-discussions-for-Adult-Disability-Payment-1.pdf (socialsecurity.gov.scot)

Under Section 25(1) of FOISA we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Request for Information 7:

The details of a client’s Case Discussions are recorded on a client’s record.

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