Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employment tribunal claims have been lodged against his Department for (a) unfair dismissal and (b) claims under the Equality Act 2010 in each of the last five years.

Hearings in the Employment Tribunal are normally held in public. There are a number of exceptions to this; including if there are national security concerns or if there is a vulnerable individual involved in the case.

There are a number of stages in the Tribunal Process, including ACAS conciliation, the informational stage prior to a formal tribunal being listed, preliminary hearings (where the tribunal may choose to strike out the application), and withdrawal of the claim.

Information pertaining to Employment Tribunals lodged against the department that reach hearing are listed in the public domain. It can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions when searching under 'Cabinet Office'.

The published Tribunal decision documents state whether the case was upheld or not.