In plain English
It gives the grounds for challenging a decision. It tells why a person wants that decision looked at again through an official review. The aim is that the decision might be changed after that review.
In context
Here, it denotes the explanation a person gives for why they want a decision to be formally reviewed and possibly changed.
- Situation
- Reporting content, appealing decisions, reading restrictions, and using safety controls
- What it communicates
- field for stating the basis of an appeal.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not establish whether the review will occur or whether the decision will be changed.
Examples
“Her reason for appeal was that the committee had relied on records from another case.”
“In her letter, she gave a brief reason for appeal and asked for the decision to be reviewed.”