Appeals and mediation
If you lose your appeal
Contents
- Introduction
- When to appeal
- Mediation
- How to appeal
- Change or withdraw your appeal
- What happens at the hearing
- If you win your appeal
- If you lose your appeal
- Other types of hearing
If you lose your appeal you might be able to:
- get the decision 'set aside' (cancelled) if you think there's been a mistake in the process
- ask the tribunal to 'review' the decision, for example if your circumstances have changed since you got the decision, or the decision contains a mistake
- ask for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals) Chamber if you think the tribunal's made a mistake and acted against the law
Your decision letter will tell you how to get the decision set aside or ask the tribunal to review the decision.
If you want to ask permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, you should complete the SEND 20a form from GOV.UK and post or email this within 28 days of the Tribunal's decision letter. Details of this can be found on our How to appeal page.