CC v The Disclosure and Barring Service: [2026] UKUT 64 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 09 February 2026.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 2 March 2026

• Categories: Safeguarding vulnerable groups
• Judges: Church, TH
• Decision date: 9 February 2026

Read the full decision in UA-2023-001403-V.

Judicial Summary

This appeal is mainly about whether the DBS was mistaken to find that CC, a physiotherapist, engaged in sexual touching of three adult clients during physiotherapy appointments.

The Upper Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the DBS had made no material mistake of fact or law. It confirmed the DBS’s decision that CC’s name should remain on the Adults’ Barred List and the Children’s Barred List.

Published 2 March 2026