UT UA-2024-000745-V - [2025] UKUT 129 (AAC)

(notes: ES was agitated today due to his car going in for its MOT)

Are you happy here? No, JW and AP can make me angry inside

Are staff kind to you? Yep, all staff are kind

What do you like about living here? I like my bedroom

What don’t you like about living here? I want to go to Dunstall to see my girlfriend

Has anything worried you? No, but I want my car

Have you seen anything that makes you unhappy? SLS shouts at me telling me to go away

Is there anywhere in the house you can’t go? I’m told to go to bed, sent to my room at night time

ES did not wish to carry on chatting or answering questions.

Are you happy here? Yes

Are staff kind to you? Yes, JW is horrible to me

What do you like about living here? I’ve got a nice bedroom

What don’t you like about living here? ES doesn’t give any of my DVD’s back

Has anything worried you? SLS was doing the sleep, JW came down and was sent back upstairs because he was banging and woke up BC. SLS shouted at JW.

Have you seen anything that makes you unhappy? SLS shouts at JW

Is there anywhere in the house you can’t go? Kitchen when SLS is cooking

Whats your normal routine? I do lots, I go to the shed, I choose when I go to bed.

Are you happy here? ‘Don’t know really, I want to cook on my own, staff won’t let me, I want to live on my own away from staff.

Are staff kind to you? ‘SLS swears at you, told me to fuck off by shouting’ ‘SLS can’t do that can she, you can’t talk to people like that’ T moans at me and goes through my drawers.

What do you like about living here? I like my bedroom and all my new furniture

What don’t you like about living here? The doors slamming, Other people getting up early, not letting me have snacks in my bedroom, SLS put her hand in my face to tell me to be quiet

Has anything worried you? I feel punished and I have to do other peoples jobs

Have you seen anything that makes you unhappy? SLS sends RHL to bed when he falls asleep in his chair

Is there anywhere in the house you can’t go? Kitchen, laundry, snack cupboard, staff toilet, cupboard under the stairs for my drinks

What’s your normal routine? SLS sends me back up to my room if its before 7am, she won’t let me have a drink. She wouldn’t let me watch the world cup final in the lounge and told me to watch It in my room, SLS wouldn’t help me find the right channel on my tv.

With no questions asked JW also raised the below

SLS has been through my pockets before and searches me for sweets and chocolate - JW did state this was a long time ago

SLS wont let me buy expensive trainers for my birthday or a football cup

SLS wont let me go to the café more than once a week and she wont let me buy expensive jeans or a suede jacket