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11 convictions were secured in 2013/14 and 16 prosecutions were completed in 2013/14 (including those with convictions).<\/p>
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigates and, where appropriate, prosecutes cases of serious or complex fraud (including cases of domestic or overseas bribery and corruption) which, in the opinion of the Director of the SFO, call for the multi-disciplinary approach and legislative powers available to the SFO. Since April 2012, the SFO\u2019s caseload has been recalibrated so that it is taking on fewer and more complex cases, as envisaged by the Roskill model.<\/p>
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The SFO\u2019s Intelligence Unit will assess all matters referred to the SFO whether by the public, the police or other agencies or organisations and refer those considered suitable for acceptance to a Case Evaluation Board before submission to the Director for his decision to open a criminal investigation under the Criminal Justice Act 1987.<\/p>
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SFO investigations are complex, and this can sometimes lead to investigations merging or splitting into different parts. For instance, the Libor investigation is into numerous financial institutions, and there are other large investigations which have been subdivided.<\/p>
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The information requested for earlier years is contained in the following table.<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2008/09<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2007/08<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of investigations opened<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of individuals charged<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of corporates charged<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of convictions secured<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of prosecutions completed by defendant (including those convicted)<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Note 1: Two cases have been opened, closed, and then re-opened. These have been counted only once in the data above.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Note 2: Prior to April 2012 the SFO did not collate all of its casework data centrally and it is therefore possible that some records form this period may not have been identified. The SFO is currently carrying out a project to ensure that its reporting systems are more robust in the future.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Buckland"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-09-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "205065"}
, {"_value" : "205092"}
], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) investigations were carried out, (b) individuals were charged, (c) corporates were charged, (d) criminal prosecutions were launched and (e) criminal convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) each of the five preceding years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
], "uin" : "201977"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63460", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63460/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of directors of companies disqualified on conviction following prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office were as follows:<\/p> <\/p> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 2008/09<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Data prior to 2008 is not collated centrally and it is not possible to provide the information requested without incurring a disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/69", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hertfordshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Oliver Heald"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-01T11:36:24.0038187Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many directors of companies were disqualified as a result of a criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the five preceding years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Islington South and Finsbury"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
], "uin" : "201978"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63461", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63461/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the number of Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol) invoices that were potentially outstanding to suppliers from the date that an invoice was received on the 1 June. This table includes all invoices including those that cannot yet be authorised as the invoice was disputed or where further information was requested from the supplier.<\/p> The majority of TSol supplier invoices relate to disbursement spending on cases and in particular work undertaken by counsel.<\/p> TSol*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 46-60 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 61-75 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 76 days or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of suppliers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 138<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 34<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> * Tsol data also includes Attorney General's Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.<\/p> The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records a creditor when a valid invoice is received by the CPS' payment centre and the following table shows the total number of creditors for any amount that remained unpaid on 1 June 2014.<\/p> CPS<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 46-60 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 61-75 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 76 days or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of creditors<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The table below shows the number of creditors that remained unpaid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 1 June 2014 for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 76 days and over.<\/p> SFO<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 46-60 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 61-75 days<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 76 days or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of creditors<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/69", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hertfordshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Oliver Heald"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63461/answer/previousversion/7061", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/69", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hertfordshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Oliver Heald"}
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]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many creditors remained unpaid by his Department as at 1 June 2014; and of those how many have been waiting for (a) 45, (b) 60, (c) 75 and (d) more than 75 days.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4002", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick de Bois"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nick de Bois"}
], "uin" : "202147"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63462", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63462/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " A total of 86 people are currently working on British Business Bank programmes, of which 44 work in the Sheffield headquarters. They are employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and their employment will transfer to the British Business Bank plc once EU state aid approval has been obtained for that institution, which is expected to happen later this year.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-30T16:05:13.3159907Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "British Business Bank"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in Sheffield are employed at the headquarters of the British Business Bank.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4058", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Blomfield"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield Central"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Blomfield"}
], "uin" : "202119"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63463", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63463/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) only makes protective award payments to employees if their employer is insolvent and an employment tribunal has determined that there was insufficient consultation, by the company, administrator or liquidator, regarding redundancies and makes a protective award.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In the last five financial years, the RPS has paid out the following in statutory payments for cases where a protective award was awarded:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> · 2009-2010 £87,209,871.62<\/p> <\/p> · 2010-2011 £82,604,201.50<\/p> <\/p> · 2011-2012 £68,181,382.07<\/p> <\/p> · 2012-2013 £57,267,407.27<\/p> <\/p> · 2013-2014 £7,937,522.34<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The protective award payments made on these cases (in addition to the statutory payments) were as following:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> These figures include cases in administration and those in liquidation<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A breakdown of the individual cases is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jenny Willott"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jenny Willott"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-30T15:16:35.2382727Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Insolvency"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service has made payments of protective awards due to failures on the part of the company or administrator to conduct a proper collective consultation in each of the last five years; to which companies such awards were made; and how much was paid out in (a) statutory entitlements and (b) protective awards in each such case.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull North"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Diana Johnson"}
], "uin" : "202006"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63464", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63464/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In the last five years, the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Services have paid £77,233,534.54 in statutory entitlements, in 173 cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator or liquidator.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Of these cases, 20 cases resulted in protective award judgments totalling £6,930,864.72 paid from the National Insurance Fund.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Due to the number of cases, it is not possible to disclose how much was paid in each individual case so a total has been provided instead.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-30T15:18:20.4258852Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Insolvency"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service has made payments in cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator in each of the last five years; how many such cases also involved payments made for protective awards; and how much was paid out for (a) statutory entitlements and (b) protective awards in each such case.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull North"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Diana Johnson"}
], "uin" : "202007"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63465", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63465/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has not appeared before an employment tribunal to contest a protective award.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Protective awards are determined by Employment Tribunals following applications made by former employees or their representatives.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> BIS is sometimes joined as a respondent in protective award claims, because under legislation, the Secretary of State guarantees the payment of protective awards made in favour of employees whose employer is insolvent, up to a certain amount.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> It is for the Tribunal to establish the facts in each case, considering evidence of the actions taken by employers and their representatives, and decide whether there was adequate consultation on redundancies BIS is not in a position to know the extent to which an employer or their representative consulted with employees and does not give evidence on that point nor take any particular position.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> BIS' responsibility is to establish what payments are due and who is entitled to receive them. We therefore make written representations to the tribunal on points of law or to seek clarification of who is covered by a protective award. We may appeal an award, but only if we consider that the tribunal has made the judgment based on an incorrect reading of the legislation.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The number of cases where BIS has made representations to an employment tribunal regarding protective award cases in the last 5 years is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-30T16:36:52.8147083Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Employment Tribunals Service"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times his Department has appeared at an employment tribunal to contest protective awards in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull North"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Diana Johnson"}
], "uin" : "202008"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63466", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/63466/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> Under legislation, a protective award can be made where it is determined that there was insufficient consultation in situations involving 20 or more redundancies in one establishment. The Redundancy Payments Service makes payments, to affected employees, where an employment tribunal has made an award and the employer is insolvent.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Employment Appeal Tribunal, in the Woolworths case (USDAW v WW Realisations 1 Ltd and others), decided that it should remove the European test of \u2018establishment' from UK law. The Department is appealing this judgment as we do not agree with this interpretation of the law.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> We think the right interpretation of the law is that employers must consult employee representatives if making 20 or more redundancies at one establishment. In a dispute, it is for the employment tribunals to decide what is an establishment on the facts of each individual case.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Until the Woolworths appeal is determined, employment tribunals are staying (not deciding) claims from employees who worked on sites with fewer than 20 proposed redundancies and the RPS is unable to make payments to such employees.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Information on the number of affected cases is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jenny Willott"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jenny Willott"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-30T15:23:19.5566941Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Insolvency"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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