[2024] UKUT 318 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber

[2024] UKUT 318 (AAC)

Fecha: 30-Jul-2024

Finding 2

Finding 2

19.

It was not in dispute that RR did say that he planned to drink alcohol while on a sleep-in shift if he could not sleep; but RR’s evidence was that he would only actually have drunk the alcohol if a manager had permitted it, via text.

20.

We find that RR planned to use the alcohol as a sleeping aid, as he had difficulties getting to sleep and had forgotten to bring his sleep medication. We think it unlikely that, had he been about to drink the alcohol to help him sleep, RR would first have texted his manager for permission. We do not therefore think that DBS erred in making the factual finding it did.