Faulkner v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary UKEAT/0505/05/LA | Practical Law

Faulkner v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary UKEAT/0505/05/LA | Practical Law

In Faulkner v The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary the EAT held that a policy that prevented police officers in a personal relationship from working together as supervisor and subordinate was justified by the need to ensure actual and apparent correctness in working relationships. The policy therefore did not indirectly discriminate against a female officer.

Faulkner v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary UKEAT/0505/05/LA

Practical Law Resource ID 0-375-8136 (Approx. 2 pages)

Faulkner v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary UKEAT/0505/05/LA

Published on 02 Mar 2007England, Scotland, Wales
In Faulkner v The Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary the EAT held that a policy that prevented police officers in a personal relationship from working together as supervisor and subordinate was justified by the need to ensure actual and apparent correctness in working relationships. The policy therefore did not indirectly discriminate against a female officer.