Mr Core submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act to find out exactly who the Doctors were on the DWP Medical Panel.  There were several issues raised - HIV experience, If medic's visited a person at home what identification was presented, How could it be verified? etc. .  This information is also necessary to know should any claimant want to challenge a medical opinion of one of the doctors commenting on a case, in a court of law.

This of course raised issues where a DWP Medical Praticioner, who could be a nurse ,reaches a medical judgement that might be contrary to that of a claiments consultant who is likely to be more learned in HIV matters. 

Mr Core kindly sent me all the information regarding this request. As you can imagine the DWP were not happy to release this information, it took many months and Mr Core was left with no choice but to take the matter through to the Information Commissioner's Office. This office told the DWP to release the information otherwise it would formally order it to do so.

Mr Core asked if any of the Doctors were of or over retirement age as specified in UK law.  This matter remains outstanding as the DWP have said they cannot reveal the "dates of birth" of these Doctors. Though that was not what was asked. You must draw you own conclusions as to why this general point has been unanswered.

Below you will see the response, with names of DWP employee's not subject to the Freedom of Information Request edited out.