This is repetitive and struggles to make sense; you say "the nature of my job", but you haven't got a job. It would be easier to say something like, "Whilst I am seeking work, a conviction would be damaging to my job prospects".
Some mental health conditions are difficult to treat, manage or resolve, so for those conditions a new set of medical reports in theory would not be needed. But I imagine a solicitor would encourage you to get a letter from your GP or other clinician with something more up to date. If you have a current prescription on renewal relating to the 2021 diagnosis then that paperwork would perhaps get around this.
Hmm sounds like i would need them then. If I go to a GP is it easy to request them or do I need to explain this situation to them ?
GPs and their surgeries do write out a lot of letters to support their patients, most GPs see this as a necessary part of their job. There is usually a charge for writing a letter, around £40 would be fairly common. It is up to you what you disclose to the GP, so they may be OK just to give an updated general letter which could also be used for education or employment purposes. The other approach would be to explain the details of what has happened here and see if the doctor agrees that your actions were influenced by your health conditions - some doctors will readily write up a letter on that basis. But though this is a criminal matter, it is not the most serious offence, so other doctors may be more reluctant.
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its more to prove that i have a mental health condition to corroborate why I am unemployed. And then my unemployment was why I am experiencing financial issues.
The problem with that is that simply because you are experiencing financial issues (for whatever reason) is not a valid reason to let you off. If that was the case then the floodgates would be open to people claiming that they couldn't afford to pay the fare.
or that the condition is so severe and the consequences of conviction would be so disproportionate as to make prosecution not in the interests of justice.
No, they will not contact your GP. They will just read the letter and any evidence you send.
I'm really not sure this is going to help, particularly as you say you are currently not on any medication, not even a repeat prescription.
The reason I am including it is to show why I am unemployed and therefore why I used the freedom pass. Also, to show how finding a job has already been tough so the prosecution will impact me even further etc especially because I intend to go into the civil service
But the TfL investigator is not going to read through 19 pages of a medical report. And how does it explain why you used the freedom pass? There are many unemployed people, like you. But they don’t then go on to use a family member’s freedom pass.
how do you propose I approach it ? cos im getting alot of mixed messages. Some saying that my letter was written well and to get the medical docs then others saying they wont care. 19 pages is too long and I am going to trim it down but how do you suggest i approach the letter ?
Yeah I mean I have notes from 2 days ago. AFTER the incident.
Yeah I probably am going to cut down the 19 pages anyway. My letter is already quite long so idk if i want to add to it any further by inserting the refer to this document etc. How many pages wuld u say is a reasonable amount ?
what about the fact that my mental health may worsen as a result of a conviction affecting my career even further that it already has been ? This is the point i was tryna get across with my letter
Think that one through. You should be let off because your mental health might deteriorate if convicted, should you be immune from all prosecution?
I mean my career journey has not been great due to my mental health. And due to the nature of what I wanna do, I am worried that my mental health will deteriorate even further if a prosecution harms my career even further. Like I have found it extremely tough as it is. I literally have not stopped worrying about this since it happened.
