Case 2401604/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Ms A Paynter v The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police HELD AT: Manchester — 2022

Case reference: 2401604/2022
Decision date: 17 October 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Slater REPRESENTATION

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms A Paynter

Respondent

The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police HELD AT: Manchester

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Employment Judge Slater at Manchester held that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to consider three complaints brought by Ms A Paynter against the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police because they were presented out of time and it was not just and equitable in all the circumstances to consider them out of time. The complaints were the alleged sexual harassment between 2016 and 2018, the complaint of direct disability discrimination and/or disability-related harassment arising from a discussion with Mr Stewart in 2017, and the complaint of discrimination arising from disability concerning emails sent to the CSIs about training and its impact in 2018.

The written record contains the dispositive judgment only and records that reasons were given orally at the hearing. No claim was determined on its merits and no monetary remedy was recorded. The protected characteristics identified in the pleaded complaints were sex and disability.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Harassment	Complaint of sexual harassment said to have occurred between 2016 and 2018 was held to be out of time, and the tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to consider it and that it was not just and equitable to do so.	Dismissed	Sex	—
Disability discrimination	Complaint described as direct disability discrimination and/or disability-related harassment concerning a discussion with Mr Stewart in 2017 was held to be out of time, and the tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to consider it and that it was not just and equitable to do so.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	Complaint of discrimination arising from disability concerning emails sent to the CSIs about training and its impact in 2018 was held to be out of time, and the tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to consider it and that it was not just and equitable to do so.	Dismissed	Disability	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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