Agenda item

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Committee

Minutes:

A Member raised a question concerning whether the Force had yet received notification about the National Association of Legally Qualified Chairs’ recent motion to potentially suspend tribunal panels in response to the risk of panel Members being considered personally liable for decisions they take in tribunal (and as a consequence subject to costs), concerning equality claims.

 

The Association wanted either the regulations to be changed or an indemnity to be put in place to cover panel members.

 

The Assistant Commissioner informed Members that notification had only been received earlier in the week; the Force’s legal department was examining this issue and would come back to Members shortly with guidance.

 

Officers added that the subject of indemnity was something that had been looked at previously by the Force as a potential component of wider Corporation indemnity for employment tribunal panel members. Members asked that a Report be submitted to the Police Authority Board summarising the position.