[2025] UKUT 038 (AAC)

Between:

EQ

Appellant

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Disclosure and Barring Service

Respondent

Before: Upper Tribunal Judge Ward, Ms R Smith and Mr R Graham

Representation:

Appellant: Mr C Geering, instructed by Legal Adviser, Royal College of Nursing

Respondent: Mr A Webster, instructed by DLA Piper LLP

There is an extant order under rule 14 dated 21 August 2023 precluding the disclosure of any information likely to lead to the public identification of any of the following persons, namely the appellant and members and ex-members of her family, the institutions for whom she worked, other members of staff at those institutions, staff involved at the Nursing and Midwifery Council, those who provided references for the appellant and service users involved in the matters which are the subject of these proceedings. No application has been made for the order to be varied and it is maintained. Breach of the order may constitute contempt of court and be punished by a fine or imprisonment.

DECISION