JR v Disclosure and Barring Service: [2025] UKUT 392 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Smith on 21 November 2025.

Read the full decision in UA-2024-000488-V.

Judicial Summary

The Appellant made an application for costs in respect of the time spent preparing for and applying for permission to appeal the decision of the Disclosure and Barring Service dated 22 March 2024, to include her name on the Adults’ Barred List and the Children’s Barred List. Permission to appeal was granted after an oral hearing, following which, the Disclosure and Barring Service reviewed its decision and removed the Appellant’s name from the barred lists. The application for costs is refused.

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Published 26 January 2026