Social Security Scotland benefit appeals heard in Wallace House, Stirling: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

FOI Reference: FOI/202500467541
Date received: 22 May 2025
Date responded: 10 June 2025


Information requested

Request for information 1: The number of Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment appeals heard in Wallace House, Stirling, in the last 12 months.

Request for information 2: The percentage of those where the client was unrepresented by a CAB/Welfare Rights organisation or similar.

Response

Request for information 1:

The table below shows the number of appeals held in Wallace House, Stirling, in the last 12 months.

Adult Disability Payment

Child Disability Payment

Pension Age Disability Payment

30

0

0

Requests for information 2:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested. This is because Social Security Scotland do not have to be notified as to any representative.

Any party in the appeal can be represented by another person but should communicate the details of the representative to the Tribunal prior to the hearing (The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber (Rules of Procedure) 2018, rule 9(1)).

Details of how an individual can be represented at an appeal are publicised on the Social Security Scotland website and can be found here:

Social Security Scotland - Representatives and supporters

You may wish to contact the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service as they may hold this information. Details on how to do that can be found on their website: Contact us | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.

About FOI

Social Security Scotland is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. The Scottish Government also publishes responses to requests. You can view the responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.


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