§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Paymaster General if he will provide details of the time, date and place of the appeal board hearing concerning disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Simon Montgomery, a clerical officer in his Department; and if he will give the reasons for the five-month delay in the board's hearing.
§ Mr. LeeThe appeal board hearing concerning dismissal proceedings against Mr. Simon Montgomery, a former clerical officer in this Department, commenced at 10.30 am on 12 February 1987 at 11 Belgrave road, London.
Mr. Montgomery was given notice of his dismissal on 3 September 1986 to take effect on 17 October 1986. It is understood that his initial appeal to the Civil Service Appeal Board was reviewed by the board on 29 September followed by his main statement on 14 October 1986. The departmental response was received on 5 November 1986. The Civil Service Appeal Board then scheduled the earliest convenient date to all parties, as is its usual procedure.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Paymaster General on what basis Mr. Simon Montgomery, a clerical officer in the Hove unemployment benefit office, was dismissed from duty on 18 December 1986; and if he will detail specifically the disciplinary charges levelled against him.
§ Mr. LeeMr. Simon Montgomery was dismissed from duty in my Department from 17 October 1986 after four separate incidents relating to his work over a period of some two years, each of which led either to a warning about his future conduct or to a disciplinary penalty. More detailed information of the kind sought is properly a confidential matter between employer and employee, as laid down in the Civil Service pay and conditions code agreed with the Civil Service unions. A copy of the latter is available in the House of Commons Library.