CA-2024-002169 - [2025] EWCA Civ 1174

In my judgment, the appellant’s submissions on Ground 2 suffer from the same fundamental flaws as those on Ground 1. First, the PHP read in context was an adequate document. Second, even if it had been deficient in some way, the issue that was reviewed at the appellant’s request was the issue of suitability, which was fully investigated and properly dealt with in the Review decision. Third, it would be wrong to impute to Parliament an intention that a deficiency in the PHP, if proved, should lead to invalidation of the Review decision.

I would therefore dismiss the appeal on Ground 2 for essentially the same reasons as apply to Ground 1.