Mr T Smikle v BCP Council — 2023

Case reference: 1404597/2021
Decision date: 22 February 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Mrs Metcalf
Panel members: Mr Knight

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr T Smikle

Respondent

BCP Council

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal dismissed the claimant's claims against BCP Council after an in-person hearing at Southampton on 6, 7 and 8 February 2023. The extracted record does not set out the tribunal's factual findings or legal reasoning, because it states that reasons were given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days.

The public record also notes that recoupment provisions do not apply to this judgment. No monetary award is recorded in the extracted text.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Race discrimination	The extracted judgment text does not set out the separate claim particulars or reasons; it records only that the claims were dismissed.	Dismissed	Race	—
Sex discrimination	The extracted judgment text does not set out the separate claim particulars or reasons; it records only that the claims were dismissed.	Dismissed	Sex	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

The official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.

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How we got this data

Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.

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