Claimant v The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police

Both claimants succeeded on claims of unfavourable treatment for something arising in consequence of disability (s.15 EqA 2010) in relation to their removals from specialist roles to FCMU. Driver also succeeded on removal to Operation Adonis. The tribunal found the moves were because of 'something arising' from disability (restricted/adjusted duties status arising from disability), unfavourable, but only the FCMU and Adonis moves failed objective justification. Other s.15 claims failed as justified or because disability was not the reason.

All direct age discrimination claims failed. The tribunal found no evidence that age was the reason for any of the treatment. Moves were based on operational need, resource constraints, and restricted duties status (arising from disability), not age. No comparator evidence supported a finding of age discrimination.

Part-time worker discrimination claims under the 2000 Regulations failed. No valid full-time comparators engaged in the same or broadly similar work under the same type of contract were identified. The tribunal found that part-time status was not the sole or even material reason for any of the treatment complained of.