Mr C Reed-Poulson v The Secretary of State for Justice

Case No: 6015603/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Mr C Reed-Poulson Respondent The Secretary of State for Justice Heard at Southampton (via video) On: 23 April 2026 Before Employment Judge Hastie Representation Claimant Ms Shah, counsel Respondent Ms Loutfi, counsel

JUDGMENT The reserved judgment of the Tribunal on the preliminary issues is as follows; (1) The claimant was a disabled person pursuant to section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) / Persistent Perceptual Postural Dizziness (PPPD). (2) The claimant’s claim for arrears of pay is dismissed on withdrawal.

REASONS Introduction

1. The preliminaryhearing wasto determine whetherthe claimant was at anymaterial time a disabled person on account of impairments, or combination of impairments at any material time pursuant to section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA10). Preliminary hearings (case management)