Currently, anyone wishing to search or browse employment tribunal decisions has to apply in person at specific offices in Bury St Edmunds for English and Welsh decisions, and Glasgow for Scottish decisions. Not very convenient if the enquirer lives at some distance from either office.
Enquirers can submit requests in writing but subject to payment of a fee.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced that new employment tribunal decisions will be made publicly available online from autumn 2016 and the database will allow the public to search for first-instance judgments from England, Wales and Scotland.
That means that past employment tribunal decisions will still only be available at Bury St Edmunds and Glasgow following the launch of the online service and no decision has been made about whether or not past judgments will be placed online.
We await further information on the specific launch date for the new service.
Currently Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decisions and Court of Appeal decisions on employment law are available via the following websites:
EAT online service Courts and Tribunals Judiciary’s online service British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)Decisions of the Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal are available online as well.
