17/2/06
Dear Finona Devine, Her Majesty's Court Service(HMCO), Customer Services
Unit
With reference to our conversation this morning and you assisting me with my
complaints over the phone I have now amended all my complaints and concerns
appropriately at your request.
Yours Sincerely
Mr Colin Revell
From: "Devine, Fiona" <[log in to unmask]
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Subject: telephone attendance Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:04:09 -0000
Dear Mr Revel
Please find attached the attendance note of our telephone conversations this
morning.
If I have made any errors in spelling or you feel this does not accurately
represent our conversation please make the necessary amendments.
As discussed I will forward your reply to Mr Bolton who is Mr Anderson's
manager.
Kind regards
Fiona Devine
Customer Service Unit
5th Floor, Clive House
70 Petty France
London
SW1H 9HD
Tel: (020) 7189 2725
Fax: (020)7189 2732
telephone attendance 17 02 2006.doc..... SEE BELOW.....
Telephone Attendance with Mr Colin Revel 17 February 2006
Mr Revell is a disabled person with Autistic Spectrum Disorders(ASD’s),
Aspergers Syndrome. He also suffers from other co-morbid neurodiverse
impairments, including Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, ADHD, Tourettes Syndrome,
Dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome and mental distress, Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder, Anxiety and Depression, And also Arthritis And Ankolosing and
Cervical Spondylosis which are also co-morbid with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders.
Mr Revell advised me that the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA)
commissioned Jill Todd from Key4Learning, at Cheltenham to do a full
disability access report for all his needs in the court. Dr Jill Aylott who
is his advocate has also carried out a more ‘informed’ disability access
audit on his needs in the court, but both of these reports aree being
continually ignored by the Hull Combined Courts and the Humber Area
Directors office and Mr Revell and his advocates and Circle of Support(COS)
are being continually denied and obstructed in making any complaints and his
complaints are not being taken through ‘due-process’ appropriately and he
sates that he is ‘not’ being given his basic human and civil rights to
‘equality-of-arms’ of a ‘fair-hearing’ and being denied ‘natural-justice’ as
a neurodiverse disabled person.
Mr Revell stated that at every court hearing he has been at, these reports
have not been implemented and the court is not making any reasonable
adjustments under s. 18 to 21 of Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Mr Revell states that senior management at HMCS are subjecting him to
‘victimisation’ under s 55 of DDA 1995. He explained that he believes court
staff have no understanding of his impairments which has put him at
‘great-risk’ as a vulnerable neurodiverse disabled person in the Courts..
Mr Revell said he has been advised by Mr Barry Hunter of Hull Combined Court
that he is not trained in Autism and that none of his staff are too.
Mr Revell explained that when he was given a copy of the access report
commissioned by the DCA but it was not in a format which was suitable to his
impairments. He needed a copy of the report to be sent by email so that he
could change the visual qualities of the document to best suit his needs.
He also stated that the ‘most-important’ part of the report was missing And
been mislaid, especially around how District Judge Besford and the Courts
need to accommodate all his needs within the Court and Courtroom.
Mr Revell states this is clear ‘maldminstration’ by the Courts.
Mr Revell stated that he has tried to serve an ‘new’ orders and they have
been stayed. He believes that he is being denied access to ‘equality-of-
arms’ and ‘natural-justice which breaches his Human Rights as a neurodiverse
disabled ‘litigant-in-person. Dr Aylott, COS and himself have had no
explanation from DJ Besford and the Courts of why Mr Revell’s orders are not
being served on defendants, which is abuse of his basic rights and the
Courts are not ‘being ‘impartial and independent’ and are being bias to all
the ‘defendants’.
Mr Revell said that he has previously made complaints with Customer Service
Unit which he feels have not been investigated properly and his complaints
are being ‘obstructed’ from going through due-process by Mr Ian Anderson.
Mr Revell would like his ‘disability-access to be reissued and sent to him
by via email and if they have been lost, or misplaced, then ‘new’ reports
need to be commissioned by the HMCS by Dr Jill Aylott, or another ‘expert’
in the field of ASD’s and ‘neurodiversity’. He also said he has been
denied access to a lap top in the court. He is unhappy with the response of
Mr Anderson, head of Customer Service Unit, who he claims replied “tough”
when told that some of the report was missing and it’s not the Courts fault.
Mr Revell said this is maladministration.
As he’s clearly stated he needs another report to be done before he enters
the court again.
He has advised that he will not access any court until they can accommodate
his needs.
Mr Revell explained that without ‘reasonable-adjustments’ being made to the
court building, policies, procedures and practices he could go on ‘melt
down’, as had happened in the past at previous hearings, due to sensory
overload.
In order to assist him in the court building he needs a video suite and
assistance in writing everything down. He wants to be provided with a lap
top. The reason for the ‘lap-top’ is that his Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia and
Arthritis make writing very difficult for him.
Mr Revell explained that at the present time, he cannot find a solicitor who
will take on his case because of his impairments. He claims that solicitors
have no understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Neurodiversity.
Mr Revell believes we should have a copy of report by National Autistic
Society which says people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders are being denied
access to ‘natural-justice’ by HMCSC and DoCA and by legal-advocates and
Police in the UK. This is due to their lack of training and understanding of
the ‘needs’ of these impaired groups, like himself, which is disability
discrimination, under DDA 1995 and serious violations and infringements of
His and other neurodiverse disabled people’s basic human and civil rights.
To give an example of the difficulties he faces he explained that in his
search for a solicitor he had to travel a considerable distance to
Liverpool. He found this very difficult due to the noise level he had to
endure which causes him a ‘sensory-overload’ and ‘exposure-anxiety’ and this
has been the case with his previous legal advocates and when he’s made
complaints he’s been struck of their lists. When he made complaints on
these issues to the Law Society, BAR Council and Legal Services Ombudsman he
is continually ‘ignored’ and discriminated against and not affording the
right to a ‘fair hearing’ and he’s abused of his basic human and civil
rights by all these ‘public-bodies as a neurodiverse disabled person.
Mr Revell advised me that he is a ‘user-led’ disabled people’s researcher in
the field. He is also a member of the United Nations Disability Convention
and that he is carrying out research into this area. His colleagues include
Dr Linda Missel-Falkoff, and Dr Richard Light, who is the UK delegate to the
UN Disability Convention and is overseeing his case.
Mr Revel explained that to help him manage his disability he has a circle of
support including Mr Kibabhai and Jo Whittaker in the inclusion unit at
Bolton University.
Mr Revell explained that when he spoke with Mr Traini of Customer Service
Unit he asked that someone call Mr Kibadhai back rather than call him
direct. However, he received a phone call yesterday afternoon from Mr
Anderson. Mr Revel explained that he was not ready for phone call and
asked Mr Anderson to call Mr Kibadhai. Mr Revel has checked with Mr
Kibabhai who states that he has not received any phone calls from Customer
Service Unit.
Mr Revell feels that Mr Anderson did not make ‘reasonable adjustments’ and
accommodate his disability over the phone. He found Mr Anderson’s conduct
distressing. Mr Revell asked Mr Anderson why his complaints were not being
investigated properly and about the lost reports. He found Mr Anderson’s
answers very distressing.
Mr Revell explained that his first hearing, at the Hull Combined Courts, his
peer-advocate Mr Brian Clare walked out of the court and informed DJ
Besford that Mr Revell was being abused and served an injustice. Mr Revell
asked for an audio transcript of this hearing, but these audio-tapes have
been lost by the Hull Combined Courts. When he tried to make complaints
concerning the loss of the first audio tape he was not satisfied with
response by Mr Ian Anderson, at CSU at HMCS.
Mr Revell has asked Mr Barry Hunter, Manager Hull Combined Court and Senior
Officers, at the area office, in Hull and this Unit for access to all his
files. He has also made this request for his files under the Data
Protection Act. He said that in the telephone call yesterday Mr Ian
Anderson said he does not have right to all of his files under DPA. He says
this is a breach of his Human Rights and Data Protection Act too.
Mr Revell said that he called Mr Hunter this morning. Mr Hunter refused to
call him back. He also refused to take the telephone number for Mr
Kibabhai and to call him. He said that Mr Hunter explained Mr Kibadbai
would have to call him. Mr Revell says that he was told he would have to
write in to Mr Hunter. Mr Revell complained that he should be making
‘reasonable adjustments’ to assist him and he should not be given the
‘extra-costs’ of Mr Revell having to ring and speak with Mr Hunter, or any
other officers within the Hull Combined Court, Area Officer, and HMCS, CSU.
Mr Revell says it is unfair and a breach of his human rights that other
people(claimants) are being allowed to put in orders against him but his
orders are not allowed and he being obstructed in him being allowed to
defend himself and he feel very vulnerable and ‘at-risk’, as a neurodiverse
disabled person by the HMCS.
Mr Revell said he was told by the Judiciary(DJ Besford) that they are not
responsible for the administration in the courts.
Mr Revell is concerned that Mr Ian Anderson and Mr Barry Hunter are not
familiar with the information on the website regarding the ‘Judicial Review
Board’ around equality of all disabled people in the Courts.
Mr Revell said he has been told in open court by DJ Besford that no court
would be able to meet his needs.
Mr Revell said that he has asked for audio transcripts but these have been
denied.
Mr Revell said he would like to make it clear that he authorises court staff
to speak to Dr Jill Aylott, Mr Navin Kibabhai and Joe Whittker on his behalf
and to take instructions from them, on Mr Revell’s behalf.
Mr Revell asked that we answer the question what happens when he is abused
and discriminated by a senior manager in the CSU? He wishes someone to
investigate his complaint independently.
Mr Revel said that all instructions are being lead and going to Mr Hunter
and the regional office come from Mr Ian Anderson, at CSU.
I agreed that I would send this attendance note to Mr Revell for his
information and for any amendments to be made.
Mr Revell called back at 11.30am to ask for additions to be made to this
attendance note.
He said that HMCS are discriminating against him by not making all Court
administration forms, leaflets and other data available within his
‘preferred-format’, under DDA 1995. He said also that all Court
administration forms, leaflets and other data available have not been sent
to Dr Aylott who is his advocate and COS in his case and this is putting him
‘at-risk’ of ‘imprisonment’ by HMCS and all the ‘defendants’ who are
continually failing to discharge their duty of care towards Mr Revell in his
case and he’s very ‘vulnerable’.
He also believes it is a breach of Article 3,8 and 14, too of the Human
Rights Act and under article 8; HRA 1998 he has the right to privacy’ in
all correspondence and his ‘confidentiality’ shouldn’t be violated and does
not wish Mr Anderson to see his complaints.
Mr Revell has refused to be represented by the Official Solicitor as he
states he is not mentally incapacitated. He says that the courts should be
available to all people including all ‘impaired’ disabled people, including
those with ASD’s and Neurodiverse impairments.
He states that the treatment he has received by the HMCS and all the other
defendants has impacted upon his mental health causing him to have
distressing ruminating thoughts of self harm and suicide, but he states very
clearly and wants is fully recorded that ‘he will not ‘commit suicide’,
because this is against his personal values and beliefs too, even though he
is struggling with these distressing suicidal–thoughts and feelings on a
daily basis.
He is being caused ‘inhumane and degrading treatment’ and is impacting on is
overall ‘quality of life’, ‘equality of opportunities’ and physical,
psychological, behavioural and cognitive health and wellbeing caused by the
continued daily ‘abuse’ that he’s experiencing and the continued
discriminatory ‘disablist’ attitudes and behaviour he’s experience daily by
all the public bodies(defendants) and the HMCS.
Mr Revell states that the HMCS is not adhering to the Vulnerable Adult
Protect Procedure (POVA) in his case and this is ‘maladministration’ too.
Mr Revell state’s that within his observations and research that none of the
HMSC within the local, area and national officers have been given
appropriate Disability Equality Training(DET) and no basic and specialist
training with ASD’s and Neurodiversity and this is disability
discrimination, under DDA 1995
Fiona Devine
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