UK Employment Tribunal Decisions Scraper

Search and download employment tribunal decisions from the official GOV.UK database. 128,000+ decisions from February 2017 onwards.

Features

• 128,000+ decisions from England, Wales, and Scotland
• Search by keywords (company names, issues, outcomes)
• Filter by jurisdiction (unfair dismissal, discrimination, etc.)
• Filter by country and date range
• Daily updates with new decisions

Use Cases

Employment Lawyers

• Research precedents for unfair dismissal, discrimination claims
• Find similar cases to support client arguments
• Monitor competitor law firms' cases
• Track judge/tribunal patterns

HR Departments

• Benchmark settlement amounts for similar cases
• Research employer best practices from tribunal decisions
• Monitor industry-specific employment trends
• Risk assessment for potential claims

Trade Unions

• Track employer patterns of unfair treatment
• Research precedents for member support
• Monitor discrimination trends across sectors
• Build evidence for collective bargaining

Recruiters & Background Screening

• Research candidates' employment history (within legal limits)
• Verify claims about previous employment disputes
• Due diligence on senior hires

Compliance & Insurance

• Assess employer liability risk profiles
• Research industry-specific employment risks
• Monitor regulatory trends in employment law
• Benchmark insurance claims

Data Fields

• Case Reference (e.g., 3200399/2023)
• Parties (Claimant v Respondent)
• Decided Date
• Full Decision URL
• Title

Filters

• Keywords: Search case titles/descriptions
• Jurisdiction: Unfair Dismissal, Age/Disability/Race/Sex Discrimination, Harassment, Equal Pay, Breach of Contract, Redundancy, Working Time, etc.
• Country: England & Wales vs Scotland
• Date Range: Filter by decision date
• Max Results: Limit output (1-1000)

Common Jurisdictions

• Unfair Dismissal
• Disability Discrimination
• Race Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Harassment
• Equal Pay Act
• Breach of Contract
• Redundancy
• Unlawful Deduction from Wages
• Working Time Regulations
• Victimisation

Example Searches

• "NHS unfair dismissal" + Date: Last 12 months
• Jurisdiction: Sex Discrimination + Country: Scotland
• "constructive dismissal" + Date: 2024
• Jurisdiction: Equal Pay Act + Keywords: "gender pay gap"

Data Source

Official GOV.UK Employment Tribunal Decisions database, updated daily. Covers England, Wales, and Scotland from February 2017 onwards.

License

Data is Crown Copyright, licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0