The CCTV Footage
The CCTV Footage
As was explained above, the first DBS decision-maker did not see or hear the CCTV Footage at the time Decision 1 was made. The decision-maker made the Decision based on other documentary material in the Bundle, including that which referred to and described the contents of the CCTV Footage. Significantly, in the course of its consideration of the 2nd Case and making Decision 2, DBS was able to see and hear the CCTV Footage.
The CCTV Footage of the Incident on 8 November 2021 lasted about one and a half minutes and was made available for the parties and UT to consider in advance of the hearing and was played during the hearing, including during the Appellant’s evidence, more than once.
Although there was some dispute as to the contents of the transcript prepared by the Appellant, and there were handwritten amendments made by the DBS, these are not significant. The amended transcript of the audio track of the CCTV Footage is set out below. Disputes of fact will be addressed in the fact finding section.
TIME | MC | W |
21:41:07 | [grating potatoes at kitchen counter] | |
21:41:10 | ||
[From outside kitchen] MC | ||
Yeah | ||
What are you doing [inaudible]? | ||
21:41:15 | [Walks towards door] Grating potato | |
What? | [Leaning in the doorway] | |
Grating potato | ||
Don’t do that | ||
21:41:20 | Why you need to do? | |
It’s for the daytime | ||
It’s for tomorrow | ||
No you do it tomorrow | [Turns back returns to face the kitchen counter] | |
[Enters kitchen] not today [following W] | I always | |
21:41:25 | [approaches kitchen counter and faces W and touches the counter] | Do things in advance |
No, not [or “no, no”] | ||
That’s the way [GS] told me, said I can do it | ||
No | ||
21:41:30 | I’m not cooking nothing tonight | |
Now please can you go away and | ||
Leave me alone | ||
What, I thought | [moves 2 small steps along counter, away from MC] | |
you cooking | I’m not | |
21:41:35 | Cooking I’m | |
Doing it for Tomorrow | ||
Now can you please go away and leave | ||
Don’t don’t tell me | me alone | |
Go away | ||
21:41:40 | [GS] said I can do this | |
Yeah but don’t | ||
Don’t tell me go away | ||
Don’t tell me | Yeah well | |
You ain’t [GS] | ||
21:41:45 | Don’t tell me I’m not | [grates a potato] |
GS I’m just telling you | ||
Something, you know, | ||
You have to obey | ||
Yeah well GS said I | ||
21:41:50 | Can do it like this | |
He, He told you yeah? | Yeah | |
I can do it in advance | ||
Are you a hundred per cent sure | ||
Yes I’m a hundred percent, Now go away | ||
21:41:55 | Alright | |
Don’t tell me go away | ||
[inaudible] | ||
Don’t tell me to…to go away | ||
Fuck off and go away | ||
21:42:00 | Don’t tell me fuck off | [takes 6 small steps along counter] |
[takes 3 steps along counter covering a similar distance towards W] Don’t tell me go away | ||
Go away you | ||
[Points finger at W] I’m not gonna hear that ok | Fucking [inaudible] | |
Fuck off and don’t | ||
21:42:05 | Point your finger at me | |
I’ll point you my finger | ||
Fuck off [continues grating] | ||
Don’t tell me to go away | ||
Fuck off | ||
21:42:10 | Who are you to tell me that | |
Fuck off | ||
21:42:15 | You have no respect | |
For people W [using W’s first name] | Shut up | |
[takes 4 steps away from W] | ||
If you tell me that I… | ||
21:42:20 | [takes 3 steps back towards W returning to similar position] I… I will… I will | |
[Emphasis Added] | Smash your nose here [pointing again] | |
You do that and I will | ||
No, not me [or inaudible] | I will… [raises finger at MC] | |
fuck it I’m Calling the police | ||
21:42:25 | Yes, just [turning to follow W] | [walks around and past MC and out of door] |
Call the police [follows W out kitchen] | No [inaudible] I’m | |
Calling the police | ||
Yes, just go and call | ||
The police | I’m calling the police | |
21:42:30 | Yeah | |
[inaudible] You are a violent man | ||
[inaudible] | ||
[inaudible] | ||
21:42:35 | ||
[inaudible] | ||
[inaudible]…fucking police | ||
[inaudible] just call the police | ||
21:42:40 |
- Heading
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is that the Appellant’s appeal against the first decision of the DBS dated 13 July 2022 is allowed in part. There was a mistake of law in including him on the Childr
- REASONS FOR DECISION
- Factual background
- The DBS procedure in relation to Decision 1
- The DBS procedure in relation to Decision 2
- The procedure in relation to the Appeal to the UT
- The CCTV Footage
- Legal framework
- a. “on any point of law” (section 4(2)(a) of the Act)
- Relevant general tests/principles
- The grounds of appeal and the Appellant’s submissions
- Facts Found
- Discussion and Analysis
- The 8 grounds of appeal for which permission was granted
- Ground 2 – whether MC “invaded” W’s personal space etc
- Ground 3 – whether MC had no regard to what the manager had said etc
- Ground 4 – whether MC had caused “emotional harm” to W etc
- Ground 5 – whether MC failed to report and/or concealed his conduct etc
- Ground 6 – whether MC had demonstrated “callousness” etc
- Ground 7 – whether there was a “significant risk” of future harm etc
- Ground 8 – in relation to the “transferability” to children etc
- The three grounds of appeal pursued at the hearing
- Issue 1 : Whether the DBS applied the correct statutory test and evidential threshold in deciding to bar the Appellant, including whether it adequately considered mitigating evidence or contradictory
- Issue 2 Proportionality issue : Whether the indefinite bar constitutes a disproportionate interference with the Appellant’s rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”)
- Allowing in part the appeal against Decision 1 – inclusion on the Children’s Barred List
- Conclusions
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