Mr J Bassett v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis — 2025

The Claimant, a serving police constable, had worked from home since March 2020 after being treated as highly vulnerable during the COVID pandemic. He sought permanent home working as a reasonable adjustment, while the Respondent relied on occupational health advice that he was fit to attend a police building with sensible precautions and said there were no full-time home-working roles available.

The Tribunal found that the Claimant did suffer a substantial disadvantage connected with his disability, but that the Respondent had not breached the duty to make reasonable adjustments. It noted that the Claimant continued to work from home, that the Respondent had tried to engage with him about precautions for returning to work, that the proposed UPP meeting had instead become a case conference, and that attempts to find an alternative role had not identified one.

For the section 15 and indirect disability discrimination complaints, the Tribunal accepted that the Claimant's inability to attend the office arose from disability, but found that requiring officers to carry out the full requirements of their roles on medical advice and using the UPP process after lack of informal resolution were legitimate aims. It held that the Respondent's actions were reasonable and proportionate, and dismissed the claim.