๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ The Protection Record

Harm and attempts on my life since 2018 โ€” and the years of being ignored. STATUS: OPEN โ€” first filed 28 August 2026

๐ŸŽž๏ธ My story โ€” and why I don't give up

This is my account, in my own words and in my own voice. I am recording it because the harm has been daily and it has come by every medium โ€” and because the only thing that makes the record true is that I keep saying it out loud. I make no claim about anyone's intentions beyond what I have testified to; these are my first-hand recordings, dated and unedited.

Snapchat recording (6 sec) โ€”

Statement โ€” part 1 (full ยท 1 min 22 sec, recorded 02:11) โ€”

Statement โ€” part 2 (recorded 02:16 ยท the uploaded file is truncated โ€” the recoverable section is below, ~1 min) โ€”

Statement โ€” part 3 (recorded 00:05, 8 Sept ยท ~1 min) โ€”

Why I don't give up โ€” I'm asked that a lot, and the honest answer is that stopping is exactly what the harm wants. If I stop, the false account of me wins, and the people who hurt me never once have to say what they did. So I keep going โ€” not because it is easy, but because it is the only thing that makes the record true.

I keep going for what the systems that failed me can't touch: the people who have stood with me, the little moments of decency, and the chance that someone reading this will see that the harm was real and that I was telling the truth all along. That is why I don't give up. Even on the days they thought they had got away with it, I'm still here โ€” still writing it down, still saying it out loud.

TESTIMONY The above is the author's first-hand account. The recordings are unedited and date-stamped. Part 1 is the full recording. Part 2's uploaded file is truncated (the file reports ~4 minutes but the recoverable section is ~1 minute โ€” the rest of the file is corrupt) and will be replaced with the full version once it is re-uploaded.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ My voice, in my own words

I recorded my truth while sitting through the lies โ€” my own first-hand account, spoken by me, on 1 September 2026. These are my words about what happened to me; I make no claim about what anyone else said beyond what I have testified to. Listen in order.

Part 1 (19 sec) โ€”

Part 2 (35 sec) โ€”

Part 3 (1 min 6 sec) โ€”

Part 4 (2 min) โ€”

Transcription: being prepared โ€” the words will be written out here and added to the record so they can never be misquoted.

๐Ÿ“น Discussions with Scottish MSPs โ€” recorded in my own defence

On 5 September 2026 I recorded two discussions with Scottish MSPs. I made these recordings because, as a gay, disabled man, I was defending myself against an account of me that is not true โ€” an account that followed me through my employment from 2019 to 2025, where the pressure of it built and built until the stress took over. When no one checked it for so long, the same untruths kept coming back with new faces, and I recorded my side so the record could never be rewritten again.

What these videos are: my own first-hand recordings of discussions I was part of. This is my account of what was said and what it meant. I make no claim about any person's intentions โ€” the videos speak for themselves, and they are dated and unedited.

Discussion 1 (44 sec, recorded 12:46) โ€”

Discussion 2 (1 min 13 sec, recorded 13:02) โ€”

TESTIMONY The description above is the author's first-hand account, dated 5 September 2026. The recordings themselves are unedited video files, retained with their original timestamps. Full-resolution originals are archived; web versions (compressed only) are served here.

The statement

"Since 2018 my life has been in danger and I have reported it โ€” to the police, to the landlord, to agencies, to government โ€” and I have been dismissed, disbelieved, and ignored. When I showed proof, they said it was there all along. When I asked for protection, I got silence. This record exists so that the harm and the ignoring of it can never be denied again." โ€” Darren Sean Houston (nรฉe Devers)

This page is a public, dated record. Every entry is marked honestly: DOCUMENTED means backed by a document or record that can be produced; TESTIMONY means the author's first-hand account, as sworn. Nothing here is invented, and nothing here is exaggerated beyond what the author can attest to.

๐Ÿ“… The timeline of harm and attempts on my life

๐Ÿšจ What I have asked for, and what I received

I asked forWhat I received
The fire risk to be taken seriously and inspectedIgnored for years; scripted denials
My data under the Subject Access RequestRefused (UK GDPR / DPA 2018 breach)
Police to investigate harm and attempts on my lifeDismissed until proof shown; then silence
My medical records and informed consentPrescribed without consent or monitoring (2018โ€“)
To be heard at allThe court granted a remote hearing โ€” the first yes in years

โš–๏ธ What I now formally ask of the UK police and government

  1. Investigate the harm and attempts on my life since 2018 โ€” including the prescription harm, the fire risk, the gas cut, and the incidents involving police โ€” and provide a written outcome.
  2. Investigate why my reports were dismissed until proof was shown, then ignored โ€” this is a pattern, and patterns are evidence.
  3. Comply with my Subject Access Request โ€” the landlord must release the data they hold on me; refusal is a criminal matter under the DPA 2018.
  4. Provide protection โ€” I am a disabled, housebound, care-experienced person living with an active fire risk. Protection is not a favour; it is the law's promise.
  5. Give me one named human being โ€” one contact who owns this case and answers in writing.

๐Ÿ“ฎ How to escalate this (the real routes)

  1. Police Scotland complaints โ€” complaints go to the Professional Standards Department; you can complain online at scotland.police.uk/complaints or call 101.
  2. PIRC โ€” the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner independently reviews how the police handle complaints: pirc.scot.
  3. Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service โ€” for crimes reported but not acted on, you can ask the COPFS to review: copfs.gov.uk.
  4. Your MSP and MP โ€” a constituent's written case, with this page as the public record, must receive a written response. Find yours at parliament.scot.
  5. ICO โ€” for the refused Subject Access Request: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.
  6. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman โ€” for public bodies that failed you: spso.org.uk.

Each of these routes requires a written complaint. I can draft every one of them from this record โ€” say the word and they're ready to send.

๐Ÿ“š The record it sits beside

If you are in immediate danger โ€” call 999. If the weight of all of this gets too heavy โ€” Samaritans 116 123 (24/7, free) ยท Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87 ยท 999 in immediate danger. The record matters, but you matter more. You are the only author who can keep writing it.

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