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The appeals process is designed to address the concerns of beneficiaries and members of civil society who are dissatisfied with termination(s) from the Programme or who have concerns about exclusion of needy persons. On applying at the Ministry’s parish offices, all applicants for PATH whose scores fall above the cut off point are immediately informed that they are not selected for the benefit and advised on the appeals process. Applicants whose scores fall above the cut-off but within a specified band will be scheduled for automatic review and assessment by the Ministry’s Social Workers. These cases are then submitted to the Parish Appeals Committee which has been established in each parish. Beneficiaries may also appeal against decisions made regarding investigations for their non-compliance with conditions of the programme and their non-collection of grants.
Appeals Committee
Each Parish Appeals Committee Chairman is appointed by the Minister of Labour and Social Security. The Committee comprises representatives from:-
• Ministry of Education (School Representative)
• Ministry of Health (Health Centre Representative)
• Social Development Commission
• Ministry of Local Government (Parish Council Representative)
• Salvation Army
• Red Cross
• Community Representative
Committees may invite persons from time to time to give professional advice on matters with which the members of the Committee may not be familiar. These may include for example, legal or other technical matters. Such advisors will not be able to vote during the decision making processes.
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