Mrs P Smith v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis — 2020

The claimant, Mrs P Smith, brought complaints against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis alleging direct race, age and sex discrimination, indirect sex discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments and harassment related to disability. The matter was heard before Employment Judge French sitting with Ms S Boot and Ms S Johnstone over six days in January 2026 with two further days for deliberation in February 2026. The respondent conceded disability. Preliminary applications by the claimant to give evidence in private and to adjourn for further witnesses were refused.

The Tribunal dismissed each complaint on the merits. On the alleged toilet-related matters, the Tribunal found that the claimant had been informed of alternative toilet provisions rather than told to use them, that a timing exercise on 6 October 2022 had occurred at the suggestion of her union representative and was not unwanted conduct, and that the claimant's use of the men's toilets was a consequence of her medical condition and the limits of available facilities rather than conduct by the respondent. The Tribunal accepted that the consequences of the claimant's condition were degrading and humiliating for her, but concluded these were not attributable to the respondent's actions for the purposes of s.26.

Because each complaint failed on the merits, the Tribunal did not determine the time-limit issues. No remedies were awarded. The £21,000 figure flagged at Layer 1 does not appear in the visible portion of the judgment as an award and may relate to background or pleaded matters rather than any sum ordered; this should be verified against the full PDF.