AR v Disclosure and Barring Service: [2026] UKUT 400 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision of Judge Smith on 14 October 2026.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 9 November 2026

• Categories: Safeguarding vulnerable groups
• Sub-categories: Safeguarding vulnerable groups - Adults’ barred list, Safeguarding vulnerable groups - Children’s barred list and Safeguarding vulnerable groups - Proportionality
• Judges: Smith, J
• Decision date: 14 October 2026

Read the full decision in UA-2024-001093-V.

Judicial Summary

This is an appeal against the decision of the Disclosure and Barring Service dated 10 May 2024 to include the Appellant’s name on the Children’s and Adults Barred Lists.  The Upper Tribunal determined that the DBS did not err in law in its assessment of proportionality in its barring decision.  The appeal was dismissed.