LC v The Disclosure and Barring Service: [2026] UKUT 337 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision of Judge Church on 27 August 2026.
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Judicial Summary
This appeal is against the DBS’s decision to place LC’s name on both the children’s and adults’ barred lists. That decision was based on its findings as to LC’s conduct while working at a children’s mental health unit which involved her locking a vulnerable child (Patient A) in her room for prolonged periods during two successive night shifts in 2022.
While the appellant accepted the core finding that she locked Patient A in her room and that this was not in accordance with her employer’s seclusion policy, she argued that the decision to bar her was based on various mistakes of fact.
The appellant also argued that the DBS erred in law in its decision making, including:
finding her conduct in relation to Patient A was “transferable” to vulnerable adults,
treating LC’s mental ill-health as an “aggravating feature” justifying her name being placed on the barred lists.
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.