§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many industrial tribunals have been registered in the last 12 months in respect of staff employed in the Prison Service; how many have been settled prior to a hearing taking place; how much compensation has been paid to individuals in total; how much costs have been incurred by(a) services provided by Treasury Solicitors for industrial tribunals and (b) services provided by counsel advising and attending tribunals; and how many cases are still outstanding. [14954]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Doug Hoyle, dated 16 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about applications to Industrial Tribunals by members of the Prison Service.Information on appeals to Industrial Tribunals by Prison Service staff is not held centrally by the Prison Service.The information in the attached table has been provided by the Treasury Solicitor's Department which normally acts for the Prison Service in Industrial Tribunal cases. There may have been other cases in which the Treasury Solicitor's Department was not involved but the number is likely to be very small.
Amount Total number of Industrial Tribunal cases received in the last 12 months by the Treasury Solicitor's Department in respect of staff employed within the Prison Service 54 Number of these cases settled without an award being imposed 114 Total compensation paid £29,723 Total costs (of which £4,053.75 were fees paid for services provided by counsel advising and attending tribunals) £124,655.78 Number of cases outstanding 30 1Includes 1 case settled by a Respondent other than the Prison Service.