Metropolitan Police Service

Case No: 6007521/2024 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms S Tynan Respondent: Metropolitan Police Service Heard at: London Central On: 13 June 2025 Before: EJ Joyce Representation Claimant: In-Person Respondent: Mr Chigwidden (Counsel) RESERVED JUDGMENT The Tribunal’s Judgment is that the Claimant was at all relevant times, disabled by reason of anxiety within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. REASONS Hearing, Procedure and Evidence 1. The public preliminary hearing (“PH”) took place on 13 June 2025. There was a PH bundle of approximately 233 pages. Ms Tynan gave oral evidence. Both parties made oral closing submissions. Numbers in closed square brackets below are references to the PH bundle page numbers. Issues 2. The Claimant, Ms Sarah Tynan has been employed by the Respondent since 11 January 1999. She is a Youth and School Sergeant. Following an early conciliation period from 23 May 2024 to 2 July 2024 [4], on 2 August 2024 she brought a claim of discrimination arising from disability. 3. As helpfully set out in the Case Management Order of 11 December 2024, the Tribunal set this matter down for PH to determine whether the Claimant was a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, at the relevant times. Case No: 6007521/2024 2 4. The Respondent has conceded that by reason of back injury/herniated disk the Claimant was a disabled person during the relevant time period [64]. 5. However, the Respondent did not concede that by reason of anxiety or PTSD, the Claimant was a disabled person during the relevant time period. This was the issue to be determined by the Tribunal at the PH. 6. It was agreed that the relevant time period is between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024. Facts 7. In October 2019, the Claimant’s husband sadly died of cancer [107]. 8. On 18 November 2019, the Claiman...