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Local Government: Employment Tribunals Service

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79008

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the value for money of local authorities pursuing repeated appeals against employment tribunal decisions.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Department does not collect this information. Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including on whether to appeal against employment tribunals. It is the responsibility of individual councils to ensure that value for money is considered.

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