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REASONS FOR DECISION
REASONS FOR DECISION
Introduction
This appeal is about whether the decision by the Disclosure and Barring Service (the “DBS”) to include the Appellant’s name on both the Adults’ Barred List and the Children’s Barred List (the “Barring Decision”) involved one or more mistakes of fact (or errors of law).
The DBS’s Barring Decision in question was made on 20 July 2021 under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (the “2006 Act”).
The Rule 14 Order
We confirm the Rule 14 Order in this case, which is intended to protect the anonymity and privacy of all those concerned.
- Heading
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is to allow the appeal under section 4 of the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
- Accordingly, the Upper Tribunal, pursuant to section 4(6)(b) and (7)(b) of the 2006 Act
- REASONS FOR DECISION
- A summary of the background to the Barring Decision
- The Upper Tribunal oral hearing
- The legal framework for barring decisions
- The Disclosure and Barring Service’s decision to bar the Appellant
- The Appellant’s grounds of appeal
- The Appellant’s oral evidence
- The fall incident
- The care agency’s account
- The Appellant’s account
- Finding 1
- Finding 2
- Finding 3
- The medication incident
- Finding 4
- Finding 5
- Other matters
- Disposal
- Conclusions