To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases under the Equality Act 2010 have been brought against her Department by current or former staff since 2010.
Answered on
8 March 2017
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Table showing number of Employment Tribunal cases brought against the Home Office under the Equality Act 2010
Employment Tribunals from May 2013 - Percentage | |||
Year Opened | No of Cases Opened | Percentage of Employees who brought cases | |
2013 | 29 | 0.10% | |
2014 | 35 | 0.11% | |
2015 | 28 | 0.08% | |
2016 | 29 | 0.09% | |
Total | 121 | 0.09% | |
Between 2010 and 2013 Employment Tribunal cases were managed locally and a central record was not maintained.
Case figures include all staff in Home Office who raised Employment Tribunal cases between May 2013 and January 2017 with the Case Claim Type relates to those areas covered by the Equality Act 2010.
The number of cases brought against the department does not indicate the number that were successful.