Ms Helen Faughnan:

I wish to clarify a point for Deputy Murphy. In recent years, the Department has improved in terms of our classification. We use the international classification of diseases, ICD-10, codes. The codes help us to set out our review policy for cases such as the one raised. We will not call for review someone with a disease or serious illness that is permanent. The codes help us to stratify that.

Earlier, we discussed medical evidence coming in to the Department. In many cases carers, people claiming disability allowance, parents or guardians claim domiciliary care allowance. Often there is a delay in them accessing either consultant or occupational therapist reports. That can form part of the process. I thought it was worth clarifying those points.