Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Case No: 2305065/2024 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Martin Madden Respondent: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Heard at: Croydon On: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 February 2026 Before: Employment Judge Liz Ord Tribunal Member N Murphy Tribunal Member D Newlyn Representation: Claimant: Mrs L Madden (lay representative) Respondent: Mr J Chegwidden (counsel) RESERVED JUDGMENT The unanimous decision of the panel is: 1. The following claims are well founded and succeed: a. unfair dismissal; b. discrimination arising from disability. 2. The following claims are not well founded and fail: a. indirect disability discrimination; b. failure to make reasonable adjustments. REASONS The Complaints and Issues 1. The claimant complains of: 1.1. Unfair dismissal; 1.2. Indirect disability; Case No: 2305065/2024 1.3. Discrimination arising from disability; 1.4. Failure to make reasonable adjustments. 2. The issues for the tribunal were determined at a case management hearing on 12.6.2025 and slightly amended at the start of the final hearing. They are set out in the attached Annex. Evidence 3. The tribunal had before it the following documentary evidence: a documents bundle of 688 pages; witness statements from Martin Madden, Raj Johal and Daniel Pickett. 4. On behalf of the claimant the tribunal heard evidence on oath from: 4.1. Martin Madden (the claimant). 5. On behalf of the respondent the tribunal heard evidence on oath from: 5.1. Raj Johal (disciplinary chair); 5.2. Daniel Pickett (appeal member). 6. Number references in brackets [01] are to the documents bundle. 7. Only findings of fact relevant to the issues, and those necessary for the tribunal to determine, have been referred to in this judgment. It has not been necessary, and neither would it be proportionate, to determine each and every fact in dis...