Our next NAWRA meeting will take place in Sunderland on Fri 11th Sep 2015. Thanks very much to members Sunderland City Council for hosting us at the civic centre. Our quarterly meetings are held around the country and include keynote speakers, workshops and a range of networking and professional development opportunities. NAWRA meetings are free to attend but open to members only. Find out more about joining.
Thanks to all members who attended our meeting in Edinburgh earlier this month and to City of Edinburgh Council for hosting us at the City Chambers. Minutes of the meeting and presentations by the guest speakers and workshop facilitators
Our next meeting will take place in Edinburgh on Friday 4 September 2015. Agenda You must be a member of NAWRA to attend the meeting. If you are not already a member, find out more about joining.
MR was introduced as an additional dispute process by section 102 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; regulations followed shortly after. The new rules aimed to: resolve disputes as early as possible; reduce unnecessary demand on Her Majesties Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) by resolving more disputes internally; consider revising a decision where appropriate; provide a full explanation of the decision; and encourage claimants to identify and provide any additional evidence that may affect the decision, so that they receive …
Date: Friday 5th June 2015 Time: 9.30am – 4pm Location: MC001 (Main Lecture Theatre), Ground Floor, MC Building, South Campus, Wolverhampton University, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY Agenda Our guest speakers will be Steve Iafrati, senior lecturer in Social Policy at the University and Ruth London of Fuel Poverty Action. There will be workshops on PIP, pension freedoms, the Equality Act and a project involving law students in appeal representation. The meeting is free but only NAWRA members may attend. …
