CS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA): [2018] UKUT 106 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Gray on 29 March 2018.
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.Judicial Summary
Caution should be exercised in assessing at face value the account of a person with learning difficulties. It may be appropriate to probe the evidence and seek other evidence from someone who knows them well.
The dismissal of a GP’s observations on the basis that they simply report what the GP has been told requires proper explanation: BH v SSWP [2013] UKUT 241 (AAC) cited with approval.