R v The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police; ex parte Bennion [2001] IRLR 442 CA

Judicial review: No bias in decision of respondent Chief Constable to hear disciplinary proceedings against applicant

Date:

15 October 2001

In R v The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police; ex parte Bennion, the Court of Appeal holds that the Chief Constable could properly adjudicate in disciplinary proceedings brought against an officer in his force, although he had been cited as respondent in pending tribunal proceedings of sex discrimination and victimisation brought by that officer against another officer.