3.1.2 Discrepancies in assessment

3.1.2.1 — Discrepancies may be brought to the examiner's notice by such things as:

• pensioner initiated reviews (PIRs) - letter, statement or telephone
• departmentally initiated reviews (DIRs)
• third party advices
• denunciations
• data matching exercises
• the review of unusual circumstances e.g. whereabouts unknown and suspensions; or
• departmentally initiated action (DIAs) eg reassessing or examining a case because of some other action may highlight a discrepancy.

These are discussed in the following sections of this chapter.