Case 2405355/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Ms D Leigh v Lancashire County Council — 2022

Case reference: 2405355/2022
Decision date: 28 February 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Slater
Venue: Manchester
Panel members: Mr D Wilson, Mr M Stemp

Indexed: 18 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms D Leigh

Respondent

Lancashire County Council

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant, a Residential Child Care Worker and Assistant Manager, was disabled by reason of arthritis. The tribunal found that some disability-related complaints were well founded, including harassment related to disability in respect of the claimant's suspension on medical grounds on 14 April 2021.

The tribunal also found that the respondent failed to make reasonable adjustments in relation to requirements concerning restraints and sleep-ins, and that initiating the attendance capability policy on 16 or 17 December 2021 was discrimination arising from disability. Other complaints of harassment related to disability were not well founded.

The claimant withdrew the complaints of age discrimination, victimisation and direct disability discrimination, and those complaints were dismissed on withdrawal. The judgment listed a separate remedy hearing for 2 February 2024 and did not state any award figures in the extracted text.

Claims and outcomes

6 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Harassment	The complaint of harassment related to disability concerning the suspension on medical grounds on 14 April 2021 was well founded. Other harassment complaints related to disability were not well founded.	Upheld	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	The complaint of failure to make reasonable adjustments in relation to the PCPs of requiring restraints and sleep-ins was well founded.	Upheld	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	The complaint of discrimination arising from disability in relation to initiating the respondent's attendance capability policy on 16 or 17 December 2021 was well founded.	Upheld	Disability	—
Age discrimination	The complaint of age discrimination was dismissed on withdrawal by the claimant.	Withdrawn	Age	—
Victimisation	The complaint of victimisation was dismissed on withdrawal by the claimant.	Withdrawn	—	—
Disability discrimination	The complaint of direct disability discrimination was dismissed on withdrawal by the claimant.

Legal tests applied

4 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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