Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 79008

Local Government: Employment Tribunals Service

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

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.

Answer

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...

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