UT (Tax & Chancery) UT-2024-000010 - [2024] UKUT 00416 (TCC)
Fecha: 05-Nov-2024
Conclusions
Conclusion and disposition
The Privacy Applications are dismissed for the reasons set out above.
A draft of this decision was circulated to the parties on 26 November 2024 in advance of publication. This was not simply for suggested corrections but also for proposed redactions in relation to any private matters relating to the Applicant’s health which are not required to be published in order for the Tribunal’s reasoning to be understood. The Tribunal has accepted the proposed redactions for the reasons given in the written submissions on behalf of the Applicant dated 6 December 2024 and made orders under Rule 14 that the information redacted not be published. The redactions appear in square closed brackets [] in the redacted published decision with an unredacted version provided to the parties.
Further, the Tribunal is prepared to consider any application by the Applicant to stay the effect of this decision on publication pending any application for permission to appeal.
JUDGE RUPERT JONES
RELEASE DATE: 11 December 2024
- Heading
- Introduction
- The Law
- The Privacy Applications
- Submissions and evidence on behalf of the Applicant
- Adverse Impact on the Applicant’s Mental Health - evidence and submissions
- The Applicant’s written evidence
- [] The Applicant’s counsellor
- Discussion and analysis
- The evidence
- Procedural history relating to the provision of the mental health evidence
- The GP’s letters
- The letters from the Applicant’s counsellor []
- The Applicant’s personal statement
- The fact that some information concerning the subject matter of a reference is already in the public domain is a factor which tends in favour of publication
- The Remaining grounds for the Privacy Applications
- Publication of the Decision Notices would cause reputational destruction to the Applicant
- Discussion and analysis
- Publication of the Decision Notices is not appropriate and there is an absence of urgency or consumer protection imperative
- Discussion and Analysis
- Publication of the Decision Notices would reveal irrelevant personal information about the Applicant’s financial circumstances
- Discussion and Analysis
- Conclusions