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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
Tim if these measures only hit the frauds i would be supporting it as much as anyone but they don't. I believe currently 70% of appeals are successful clearly something is very wrong and not working as intended. Between the cost of the incompetency that is atos and the cost of the appeals procedure i would reckon any saving is probably lost.
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The system is far from perfect. And I think the main problem is contracting private companies to carry out the work. After all companies are there to make a profit, the DLA aren't. So who would be best to regulate the system?
It would be interesting to see just how atos are funded. I bet it is on the number of cases, in which case it is in their interest to stop people DLA, and then for them to have an appeal.
Maybe this is something that Watchdog should investigate.