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Describe your Position, [i.e. Coach, Teacher, Student, Health Professional, Member of Public, Employee of this body, Parent of child., Police officer][Please describe in order to allow categories.]
What is the name of the body, entity or company that you are complaining about? [This can be a University, Limited Company, Police Force, Local Authority, Care home or Company, Sports Governing Body.]
What is their website and or address?
Are they a Public Body subject to the Human Rights Act 1998? [Check this website to see whether they are subject; https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/all]*
What is the name of the person who was in charge of your investigation? [Insert full name if you have it] [This will be not be published at this stage]
What is the email address of the person who was in charge of your investigation? [Insert email address if you have it] [This will be not be shown at this stage]
Was the accused informed properly and in detail of the nature and cause of the accusation against them in writing and with evidence?*
Add SHORT comment here [200 letters max.]
Were some allegations “hearsay”?(Allegations without a signed/sworn statement or simply made by the organisation without evidence).*
Was the accused given adequate time and the facilities for the preparation of his defence?[ie. In writing, and enough notice to prepare, offer of legal assistance?]*
Was a preliminary investigation held prior to suspension?*
How long was your suspension/inability to perform in your role?
Refusal to verify basic facts i.e. Refusal to investigate key aspects of the Accuser’s allegation. [i.e. Date/location, witnesses, names of those present]*
Refusal to treat you with common decency, dignity and respect? *
Refusal to acknowledge Accuser’s prior history of making allegations or investigate?*
Refusal to contact witnesses useful to the Defendant [Note: Choose: Yes refused to do so if ANY of your key witnesses were not contacted]*
Refusal to follow internal and approved industry guidelines/codes i.e. care act, coaching guidelines? *
Refusal to acknowledge that you are innocent until proven guilty? *
Refusal to provide TOR (Terms of Reference) or Disciplinary Procedure of Panels, Tribunals, Members of Disciplinary boards in advance*
Refusal to provide a panel with a member of suitable/relevant experience in the industry/sector?*
Was there an independent person/mediator at the hearing?
Refusal to provide information regarding the qualifications/backgrounds of personnel dealing with allegations? *
Refusal to maintain a conflict of interests register? E.g. member financially benefits from allegation via third party *
Refusal to maintain a chronology and or file of events and communications?*
Refusal to comply with Subject Access Requests (SAR’s) within the time limits?on*
How much time before you received your Subject Access Request documentation? [i.e. 1 month, 155 days, 2 years ]
Was evidence hidden from you and or subsequently discovered?*
Was evidence hidden by the organization/entity?*
Refusal to conduct proper interviews including provision of transcripts/legal safeguards, minutes[i.e. not allowed to speak, interrupted, ambushed, transcript does not reflect actual events]*
Refusal to provide proper documents. [i.e. Entire document is redacted/useless. All black.]*
Was there missing information that you knew existed and or should have existed?*
Was the process fair, transparent and accountable in your opinion?*
Do you feel the redactions unfairly prevented you from properly defending yourself e.g. redacted dates, wholesale redactions of information? *
Anything you would like to add?
The information provided in this form is true to the best of your knowledge and belief. *
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