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Conclusions
Conclusion
The decision of the Upper Tribunal is that the Appellant’s appeal against the barring Decision of the DBS dated 13 February 2024 is dismissed. There was no mistake of fact or law in the decision to include her on the Adults’ Barred List. The decision to include her on that list is confirmed.
Judge Rupert Jones
Judge of the Upper Tribunal
Authorised by the Judge for issue on 29 September 2025
- Heading
- The decision of the Upper Tribunal is that the Appellant’s appeal against the decision of the DBS dated 13 February 2024 is dismissed. There was no mistake of fact nor law in the decision to include h
- Introduction
- Factual background
- Undisputed Chronology
- The incident on 5 February 2023
- Investigatory meeting
- Disciplinary Meeting 17 February 2023
- The Internal Appeal – 27 March 2023
- The DBS Decision
- The Appeal to the UT and grounds on which permission was granted
- Legal framework
- a. “on any point of law” (section 4(2)(a) of the Act)
- Relevant general tests/principles
- Mistakes of fact and the UT’s fact finding jurisdiction
- Assessment of risk
- The grounds of appeal and the Appellant’s submissions
- Barring Decision Process – unreasonableness and disproportionality
- Mistake of law – procedural fairness
- Mistake of fact
- Facts Found
- Appellant’s evidence
- LR’s evidence
- Voice note of team leader Z
- Findings of fact
- Discussion and Analysis
- Other errors of law
- Irrationality
- Proportionality
- Mitigating
- Aggravating
- Conclusions