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Asked by Andy SlaughterLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 15 October 2025UIN 78051

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding cases there have been in the Employment (a) Tribunal and (b) Appeal Tribunal in each of the last five years.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Data on open caseload for the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeals Tribunal is published in Tribunals Statistics Quarterly and data to March 2025 can be found in table S_4 of the main tables here: Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK.

Figures for ET single claims, ET multiple claims and EAT claims are in columns H, J and K respectively.

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