Use of rule A19 to retire large numbers of police officers for efficiency reasons was objectively justified (EAT) | Practical Law

Use of rule A19 to retire large numbers of police officers for efficiency reasons was objectively justified (EAT) | Practical Law

In Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and others v Harrod and others UKEAT/0189/14, the EAT held that the mass compulsory retirement of police officers following budget cuts was not indirect age discrimination because it was justified.

Use of rule A19 to retire large numbers of police officers for efficiency reasons was objectively justified (EAT)

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 16 Jul 2015 • England, Scotland, Wales
In Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and others v Harrod and others UKEAT/0189/14, the EAT held that the mass compulsory retirement of police officers following budget cuts was not indirect age discrimination because it was justified.