AC-2025-CDF-000062 - [2025] EWHC 2619 (Admin)

The allegation before the MPT was that the appellant’s fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction. The appellant admitted the conviction. He denied that his fitness to practise was impaired, so that the Tribunal was required to reach a conclusion on that question.

In determining the question of impairment, the MPT considered documents from the criminal trial and sentencing process; a letter from the appellant’s counsellor, Mr Dale Williamson; and character references. The appellant provided a witness statement (dated 29 January 2025) and gave oral evidence.

In its impairment decision dated 12 March 2025, the Tribunal noted that the appellant accepted the fact of his conviction but denied the allegations underlying the criminal charge. The Tribunal described the appellant’s denial of violence perpetrated against his wife in the following terms:

“76.

Dr Haroon recalled being in conflict with his ex-wife between October 2021 and June 2023, but did not accept that it resulted in violence. For two of the eight incidents Dr Haroon accepted that he and his ex-wife were in conflict and bickered but stated there was no violence involved. For six of the eight incidents, Dr Haroon did not give an account which even included verbal disagreement. He said that he believed all was well in his relationship.”

The MPT accepted that the appellant had the right to plead not guilty and went on to consider his behaviour and attitudes under a number of headings to which I now turn.