Appeal Form - Calderdale Council (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

The Appeals Service will decide your appeal at a tribunal hearing. The tribunal is made up of people

who are not from Calderdale Council.

After you have made your appeal

• After you have appealed we will offer you an explanation of our decision if we have not already

done this.

• We will look at the decision again if we have not already done this.

• If we agree that the original decision is wrong and the new decision is to your advantage, we will

send you a new decision and your appeal will stop. If you do not agree with the new decision,

you can appeal against it.

• If we agree that the original decision is wrong but the new decision is not to your advantage, we

will send you a new decision. Your appeal will continue against the new decision. You will have

another month to comment on the new decision.

• If we do not change the decision, we will send your appeal, and an explanation of the law and

facts used to make the decision, to the Appeals Service. We will also include any other relevant

papers.

• A copy of the appeal papers will be sent to you and your representative if you have one.

• Read the appeal papers very carefully. If you do not understand something, ask us, an advice

centre or solicitor to explain.

• You will also receive a form. You must complete this form and send it to the Appeals Service

within 14 days of the date the form was sent to you. If you do not, your appeal will stop.

• The form also asks you questions about how you want your appeal to be looked at. You can

choose between an oral hearing and a paper hearing. If you choose to go to an oral hearing

you will be able to deal with any questions or issues that arise. People who go to their hearing

usually do better than those who do not.

Late appeals

• The Appeals Service may not be able to accept your appeal if it is received more than one month

after the date on the decision letter.

• They can only accept a late appeal if there are special circumstances that caused the delay.

These could be a death, serious illness, absence abroad, a postal strike or some other special

circumstance.

• You should include an explanation of why you could not appeal within one month on the form at

the back of this leaflet.

• Your appeal cannot be accepted if you appeal 13 months or more after the date on the decision

letter.

PLEASE DETACH THIS SHEET AND KEEP IT FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

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