Case 2200519/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms Deborah Pennington MBE v Home Office — 2025
- Case reference
- 2200519/2024
- Decision date
- 28 February 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Adkin
- Venue
- in public
- Panel members
- Dr J Holgate, Ms S Campbell
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms Deborah Pennington MBE
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal heard the claimant's claim against the Home Office in public by CVP on 21, 24 and 25 February 2025. The claimant appeared in person and the respondent was represented by counsel.
The judgment records that the claim was for direct disability discrimination under sections 13 and 39 of the Equality Act 2010. The tribunal found that the claim was not well founded and dismissed it.
Oral reasons were given at the hearing. The claimant requested written reasons, which the judgment states would be provided separately in due course.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The judgment records that the claim for direct disability discrimination pursuant to sections 13 and 39 of the Equality Act 2010 was not well founded and was dismissed. Written reasons were to be provided separately, so no detailed factual findings are included in this judgment text. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- sections 13 & 39 of the Equality Act 2010
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe 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.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.