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Document 4 p 71
Document 4 p 71
This appears to be notes of a conversation between the investigator and the hairdresser. We make the following observations about this document:
It is dated 14 October, which is 3 weeks after the allegation was apparently made to the hairdresser.
There are no names or heading on this document which makes it very hard to know what it is and what status it has. It bears a signature which appears to be the signature of the hairdresser and so appears to have been validated by her as her recollection.
Parts of this record are inconsistent with other material. Most notably this document records that JG told the hairdresser that DL owed her £15 whereas she gave the amount of £20 when spoken to directly (Document 1).
Again there is a lack of detail and it is not clear what JG had said to the hairdresser about when the request to borrow more money had been made.
There is reference in this document to JG telling the hairdresser that DL had borrowed money from other residents. We note a direct contradiction between this and what JG told the investigating officer, which was that DL borrowed from staff rather than residents (page 70).
- Heading
- The appeal is allowed
- Reasons for Decision
- ‘I acknowledge that those advising the appellant wish the Upper Tribunal to consider the issue of whether the respondent’s decision was proportionate
- The legislation
- Mistake of fact
- ‘Drawing the various strands together, we conclude as follows In those narrow but well-established circumstances in which an error of fact may give rise to an error of law, the tribunal has jurisdiction to interfere with a decision of the DBS under s
- In relation to factual mistakes, the tribunal may only interfere with the DBS decision if the decision was based on the mistaken finding of fact. This means that the mistake of fact must be material t
- In determining whether the DBS has made a mistake of fact, the tribunal will consider all the evidence before it and is not confined to the evidence before the decision-maker. The tribunal may hear or
- The tribunal has the power to consider all factual matters other than those relating only to whether or not it is appropriate for an individual to be included in a barred list, which is a matter for t
- The tribunal will not defer to the DBS in factual matters but will give appropriate weight to the DBS’s factual findings in matters that engage its expertise. Matters of specialist judgment relating t
- The starting point for the tribunal’s consideration of factual matters is the DBS decision in the sense that an appellant must demonstrate a mistake of law or fact. However, given that the tribunal ma
- ‘One way, but not the only way, to show a mistake is to call further evidence to show that a different finding should have been made. The mistake does not have to have been one on the evidence before
- ‘On the reasoning in PF, the decision of the DBS was therefore the starting point for the UT’s consideration of the appeal. JHB did not claim that DBS has erred in law. The UT could not exercise any p
- ‘28. I agree with the observation that there is no longer any point of legal principle raised by this appeal which requires determination by the court, but I do not accept that the parties are in agre
- Section 17
- Analysis of Evidence: general
- Document 1 at page 59
- Document 2 p69
- Document 3 p70
- Document 4 p 71
- Document 5 page 29 This is the investigating officer’s report and we make the following observations
- Document 6 p47
- We make the following observations about that material
- Document 7 care records
- We noted the following significant relevant information
- Our conclusions about reliability relating to JG
- Documents gathered in the investigation relating to DL's account Documents 8, material relating to the disciplinary proceedings
- Document 9, p28
- Document 10. Notes of interview of DL by the investigating officer
- DL’s representations to DBS p75
- Document 11, representations from Citizens Advice 25th of February 2021
- Our findings in relation to DL's reliability
- Conclusions