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Hewston v Ofsted: Court of Appeal upholds EAT finding of unfair dismissal due to lack of clear policy on physical contact with pupils

Published on: 22 October 2024

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Hewston v Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) CA-2023-001757

On 17 October 2024, the Court of Appeal held that the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) had unfairly dismissed Andrew Hewston, finding there was no explicit policy making contact with children a potential ground for dismissal. In reaching that conclusion, the appellate court confirmed the 2023 Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling that Ofsted acted unfairly when it ended his employment after he touched a child's head and placed his hand on their shoulder. This stood in contrast to the initial decision of the employment tribunal, which had determined the dismissal was fair. Opting to defer publication of its reasons, the Court of Appeal’s chair, Justice Nicholas Underhill, remarked on 17 October 2024, 'as you'll appreciate we're not in a position to deliver extemporary judgments in a case of this complexity and possibly of some wider significance' ...

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