Petition · past parliament
Permit Applicants to Digitally Audio Record PIP Assessments to ensure fairness.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Benefit assessors have been purportedly misleading the DWP regarding claimants health and disability.
Disabled people want to use inexpensive modern digital audio equipment to record their PIP assessments but are only permitted to use archaic & obsolete cassette equipment.
Disabled people want to use inexpensive modern digital audio equipment to record their PIP assessments but are only permitted to use archaic & obsolete cassette equipment.
Regarding Audio Recording:
The DWP say, "Your recording equipment must be able to produce two identical copies of the recording at the end of the consultation, either in audio cassette or CD format. You will need to give one copy of the recording to the Health Professional undertaking your consultation, at the end of the consultation. Devices like PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones or MP3 players are not acceptable recording devices."
The DWP say, "Your recording equipment must be able to produce two identical copies of the recording at the end of the consultation, either in audio cassette or CD format. You will need to give one copy of the recording to the Health Professional undertaking your consultation, at the end of the consultation. Devices like PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones or MP3 players are not acceptable recording devices."
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.