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Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Tuesday 7th February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were disposed of in each year between 2010 and 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The number of receipts, disposals and outstanding employment tribunal claims between 2010 and 2022 can be found on Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Tuesday 7th February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of employment tribunal claims were disposed of in the period between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The number of receipts, disposals and outstanding employment tribunal claims between 2010 and 2022 can be found on Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: July to September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Friday 3rd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of employment tribunal claims were accepted each year between 2010 and 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The proportion of Employment Tribunal claims accepted for period January 2010 to September 2022 are outlined in the below table.

Calendar Year

Number of Claims Rejected (2)

Number of Claims Accepted (3)

Proportion of Claims Accepted

January to December 2010

1,152

192,432

99%

January to December 2011

1,075

220,102

100%

January to December 2012

1,068

176,271

99%

January to December 2013

750

152,573

100%

January to December 2014

170

51,940

100%

January to December 2015

215

74,068

100%

January to December 2016

245

86,622

100%

January to December 2017

345

115,334

100%

January to December 2018

809

118,348

99%

January to December 2019

840

108,592

99%

January to December 2020

781

117,433

99%

January to March 2021

57

24,117

100%

June to December 2021

2,057

45,126

96%

January to September 2022

2,108

55,177

96%

(1) Data to March 2021 extracted from legacy database. Data from June 21 to September 2022 extracted from the reform database in line with published statistics.

(2) The table shows claims that remained rejected for the calendar year that the report was run but may have been accepted in the following calendar year.

(3) A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequently amended or clarified in the course of proceedings but will be counted only once. Data from published statistics.

The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date, specifically for this request.

Data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Friday 3rd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of employment tribunal claims were accepted between 1 January and 31 December December 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The proportion of Employment Tribunal claims accepted for period January 2010 to September 2022 are outlined in the below table.

Calendar Year

Number of Claims Rejected (2)

Number of Claims Accepted (3)

Proportion of Claims Accepted

January to December 2010

1,152

192,432

99%

January to December 2011

1,075

220,102

100%

January to December 2012

1,068

176,271

99%

January to December 2013

750

152,573

100%

January to December 2014

170

51,940

100%

January to December 2015

215

74,068

100%

January to December 2016

245

86,622

100%

January to December 2017

345

115,334

100%

January to December 2018

809

118,348

99%

January to December 2019

840

108,592

99%

January to December 2020

781

117,433

99%

January to March 2021

57

24,117

100%

June to December 2021

2,057

45,126

96%

January to September 2022

2,108

55,177

96%

(1) Data to March 2021 extracted from legacy database. Data from June 21 to September 2022 extracted from the reform database in line with published statistics.

(2) The table shows claims that remained rejected for the calendar year that the report was run but may have been accepted in the following calendar year.

(3) A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequently amended or clarified in the course of proceedings but will be counted only once. Data from published statistics.

The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date, specifically for this request.

Data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were disposed of between 1 January and 31 December 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The number of Employment Tribunal disposals is published and can be found on the following link: Tribunals statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were made in 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The number of claims submitted to the Employment Tribunal from 2010 to September 2022 are:

Calendar Year

Claims Made

January to December 2010

193,584

January to December 2011

221,177

January to December 2012

177,339

January to December 2013

153,323

January to December 2014

52,110

January to December 2015

74,283

January to December 2016

86,867

January to December 2017

115,679

January to December 2018

119,157

January to December 2019

109,432

January to December 2020

118,214

January to March 2021

24,174

June to December 2021

47,183

January to September 2022

57,285

Data to March 2021 extracted from legacy database. Data from June 21 to September 2022 extracted from the reform database in line with published statistics.

A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequently amended or clarified in the course of proceedings but will be counted only once. Data from published statistics.

The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date, specifically for this request.

Data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time from when a claimant gets confirmation of receipt of their employment tribunal claim to their first hearing in each region of the UK.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

HM Courts and Tribunals Service does not hold the requested information.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current average time between a claimant receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

HM Courts and Tribunals Service does not hold the requested information.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were made in each year between 2010 and 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The number of claims submitted to the Employment Tribunal from 2010 to September 2022 are:

Calendar Year

Claims Made

January to December 2010

193,584

January to December 2011

221,177

January to December 2012

177,339

January to December 2013

153,323

January to December 2014

52,110

January to December 2015

74,283

January to December 2016

86,867

January to December 2017

115,679

January to December 2018

119,157

January to December 2019

109,432

January to December 2020

118,214

January to March 2021

24,174

June to December 2021

47,183

January to September 2022

57,285

Data to March 2021 extracted from legacy database. Data from June 21 to September 2022 extracted from the reform database in line with published statistics.

A claim may be brought under more than one jurisdiction or subsequently amended or clarified in the course of proceedings but will be counted only once. Data from published statistics.

The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date, specifically for this request.

Data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.


Written Question
Employment Tribunals Service
Thursday 2nd February 2023

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were accepted in each year between 2010 and 2022.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Information regarding the number of claims accepted in Employment Tribunals can be found on the following link: Tribunals statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).