Its a sad individual who condemns a man for claiming benefits after he has cut his own throught for claiming said benefits. This witch hunt is turning blood thirsty and I think its disgusting.

1869, if friend osdset is correct. Which, as he points out, would make tokenfield about 150 years old.

: Dave: Currently you can refuse a non-recorded assessment provided you've asked for a recorded assessment in advance of an appointment. And of course, a written request via recorded delivery is difficult to dispute. Normal Work n Pensions policy, as opposed to Government legislation (there isn't any) is that Atos assessments can be deferred for up to four weeks for any reason. Lack of machines/personnel for audio recorded assessments included. But for the moment Government have suspended the four week time limit as we're allegedly coming to the end of an evaluation of audio recorded assessments, which has been running on and off since Autumn 2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-audio-recording-of-face-to-face-assessments-faqs https://whatdotheyknow.com/request/pip_audio_recordings#incoming384001 (response dated 23 May) And you may be interested in the later pages of; http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?336827-Announcement-ESA-claimants-now-have-the-option-of-having-their-WCA-recorded Enjoy , Margaret.

A split after 4 years would entitle him to something under family law (I assume) so I might be inclined to agree but seek a court order that specifies he has no further claim on any goods; property etc. A family lawyer could draft that for you for not a lot of money. Family law does not always appear 'fair' to the one who has to pay out but it is objective so a 30 minute (usually free) consultation with a family lawyer might not be a bad idea either. Just Google one in your area and give then a call. Just an opinion of course.

Is this any help? Excerpt from the Justices Clerks' Society under heading "Procedure: Liability Order Application": From the same document.... Something on human rights taken from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy's (CIPFA) website:

Do you still have a copy of the advert? If it was online and may not have been removed yet, get a copy asap.

Write to Ms Sarah de Tute Director of Legal and Compliance Lowell Group Enterprise House 1 Apex View Leeds LS11 9BH Date:.........................? Ref: use theirs: Dear Ms de Tute, I refer you to my request made under sections 77/78 of CCA 1974 posted to Lowell on xx xx 2013, as you will be well aware Lowell have 12 +2 working days to comply with this lawful request, however I have received a letter dated xx.xx.xxxx from Lowell written some 7 days AFTER the request should have been complied with. It seems to me that staff at Lowell are in need further training before being allowed to handle such request as it appears that they believe the 12+2 days from compliance starts when they find time to request the required documents from the original credit, quite clearly this is not so, nor is the 12 + 2 days dependant on the original creditors response. Therefore this alleged debt is now formally in dispute and no further correspondence can be entered into until the required document all the terms and conditions relating to and any other documents mentioned in the T & Cs and an up to date statement of the account is received. This letter is NOT an admission of any liability to Lowell. send by RM recorded signed for delivery and check receipt.

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/help-and-advice/contactus-personal-details/complaints/gas-electricity.html https://www.britishgas.co.uk/Help_Advice/ContactUs/

Go straight to the Ombudsman. You have very clearly made every effort to resolve this with BG, and they have failed to respond, as well as having provably told you blatant lies. http://www.ombudsman-services.org/energy.html

I will flag this query with one of the site team as there is a separate section on the forum where complaints regarding gas and electricity companies should be posted. There are a lot of experts on that part of the forum who deal with utility companies on a daily basis. PS: What a dreadful experience for you and your family to have to go through when you have only just moved into the property.

I would suggest sending British Gas CEO a letter by recorded delivery as a letter before action stating the compensation you require for what has happened or you will issue a court claim against them. A local Solicitor may be willing to help you on a no win no fee basis, as it sounds like an easy win and they will get their fees paid.