[2025] UKUT 228 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber

[2025] UKUT 228 (AAC)

Fecha: 09-Abr-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] UKUT 228 (AAC)

Appeal No. UA-2023-001736-V

IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS CHAMBER

Between:

VMAC

Appellant

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Disclosure and Barring Service

Respondent

Pursuant to rule 14(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, THE UPPER TRIBUNAL ORDERS that, without the permission of this Tribunal:

No one shall publish or reveal:

the name or address of any of:

a. the Appellant in these proceedings, who is referred to by the cipher VMAC;

b. VMAC’s wife, who is referred to by the cipher PC;

c. VLS, who is a relation of PC;

d. MS, who is a relation of PC,

e. NC who is a relation of VMAC;

f. LC, who worked with VMAC;

g. JM, who worked with VMAC; and

h. JD, a friend to VMAC,

or any information that would be likely to lead to the identification of any of them or any member of their families in connection with these proceedings.

Any breach of this Order is liable to be treated as a contempt of court and may be punishable by imprisonment, fine or other sanction under section 25 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The maximum punishment that may be imposed is a sentence of two years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine.

Before: Upper Tribunal Judge Butler, Tribunal Member Heggie and

Tribunal Member Turner

Hearing date(s): 09 April 2025

Mode of hearing: CVP hearing (by video)

Representation:

Appellant: Represented himself

Respondent: Mr Christopher Richards (Counsel)

On appeal from:

DBS registration number: 00989589895

DBS Decision Date: 05 September 2023

SUMMARY OF DECISION

Keywords: Mistake on point of law (65.5), Finding of fact (65.9)

The DBS’s Barring Decision involved a mistake of fact on which the Barring decision was based and material mistakes of law. Remitted to the DBS to make a fresh decision.

Please note the Summary of Decision is included for the convenience of readers. It does not form part of the decision. The Decision and Reasons of the judge follow.

DECISION