Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people to reclaim their tribunal fees.

The full Employment Tribunals Refund scheme was launched on 15 November 2017. Provisional Management information on the number of refunds paid, and their value, was published on the 18 January 2018 on the gov.uk website, which showed as at 18 December we have made 2,151 refunds worth £1.8 million.

We will continue to keep the volume of applications we receive under review, and are considering whether any further measures may be needed to raise awareness of the scheme, so that everyone entitled to a refund is aware of the scheme and how to apply.