post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. I am, on balance,
satisfied that she attempted to tell me the truth about her circumstances in the
United Kingdom. Most of her oral evidence was given in a calm and
straightforward way. It included her acceptance of the Home Office apology,
which it might not have done if she had consciously exaggerated her criticisms
and fears, and she did not pretend to understand things attributed to her in her
witness statement, such as what a "screen grab" was.
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The posting included her full name, age and nationality and her immigration
removal status. It did not say that she had claimed asylum. I accept, as she
said, that when she was notified of the posting and had it explained to her, she
took it badly. I accept that she may have feared that her claimed ex-pimp and
his associates might try to trace her, but there was (and is) no rational basis for
the supposition that the Home Office posting might have enabled him, or his
associates, to do so, still less that they could now do so. It is notable that when
she saw Jackie Roberts for the second time, in May 2015, she made no mention
of the posting as a factor contributing to her fears or poor mental state.
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She should be compensated for an unpleasant shock, the after effects of which
have been dissipated after, at most, a few months. I do not accept that the fear
occasioned by the posting genuinely lasted longer than that. In her case I
assess damages at £3,000.
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BEVERLEY F. NUNNERY & CO.
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS
AND AUDIO TRANSCRIBERS
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