[2025] UKUT 00092 (IAC)

The applicant seeks a declaration that he is entitled to damages under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“the ECHR”) consequential to errors of domestic public law in a decision of the Secretary of State dated 12 December 2022 (“the 12 December decision”). By that decision the Secretary of State decided not to grant discretionary leave to the applicant under her Modern Slavery Discretionary Leave policy, version 5.0, dated 10 December 2021 (“the DL policy”). That decision followed a conclusive grounds decision of the Competent Authority dated 10 August 2022 (“the CG decision”) to recognise the applicant as a victim of modern slavery.