they were offered, and would have accepted, a tenancy of a home in the same
area made by the local authority for the area to them. Their lives would not
have been disrupted but for their concerns about the consequences of
disclosure.
28
In their case the effects have been serious. At a time when they had not been
recognised as refugees TLT and TLU feared genuinely for their own safety if
returned to Iran like their son. They genuinely believed that their security
while in the United Kingdom was compromised so that they had to move from
an area where they had established shallow roots to an area where they had
none. In addition, they had genuine and not irrational fears for the safety of
their relatives, including their son, in Iran, vividly brought to life by A’s
reports of what had happened to the above mentioned family member. To
describe the totality of their experiences as "distress" is a misstatement and an
understatement, and I use the word only because it is the label under which
damages are assessed in cases of this type.
29
In the cases of TLT and TLU, their circumstances and the "distress" which
they have experienced, are comparable and should result in an identical award.
I assess damages in each of their cases at £12,500. This is not out of kilter
with awards for moderate psychiatric and psychological damage.
30
The case of TLV is different. She was protected by her youth and by the care
which her parents took to shield her from knowledge of what was happening.
Nevertheless she too experienced genuine concern, in particular about her
family in Iran, and did have her schooling and friendships disrupted. In her
case I assess damages at £2,500.
31
The cases of PNA, PNB and PNC have one regrettable common feature. Their
witness statements have been drafted in terms virtually identical to those of
TLT and TLU about the impact on them of the delay in disclosure of the same
documents by the Home Office, and their concern about what they revealed
about the nature and extent of further possible dissemination of the posted
information. When questioned about these passages they had little, if any,
understanding of what they conveyed. For example, they did not know what
was meant by an "IP", internal protocol address, even though they were
purportedly expressing concerns about the searches which may have been
carried out by the user of the address. This part of their evidence is worthless
and I discount it entirely. I do not, however, on that account discount the
remainder of their evidence which requires an individual assessment.
32
PNA is a Pakistani citizen. She entered into an arranged marriage in Pakistan
to a Pakistani man in May 2009. He came to the United Kingdom on a student
visa and she joined him in January 2011. They had a son, born in October
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