The SFE - Doc 26 Clare Fire Station

Brigade Headquarters Strathclyde
Bothwell Road Fire
Hamilton ML3 0EA Brigade
Tel (01698) 300999

Acting County Fire Officer Malcolm Alcock Our ref
Suffolk County Fire Service Your ref
Colchester Road
Ipswich Assistant Firemaster Coke
IP4 4SS Direct Dial 01698 338261

Date 20 June 1997

Dear Mr Alcock

ANTHONY WIGGLESWORTH –v- STRATHCLYDE FIRE BRIGADE
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL APPLICATION

I refer to the Industrial tribunal Application brought by Sub officer Wigglesworth of your Brigade against Strathclyde Fire Brigade in which he claims racial discrimination as a result of not being shortlisted for a station Officers post in 1996.

Initially, Sub Officer Wigglesworth was very regularly telephoning and writing to staff at this Brigades Headquarters requesting information and progress of his claim. Thereafter Sub Officer Wigglesworth engaged the services of the Fire brigade Union’s solicitors to deal with his industrial Tribunal application. However, it has recently been brought to my attention that Sub Officer Wigglesworth approached members of this Brigade whilst attending a course at the Fire Service Training College. His purpose therein was to advise Strathclyde Fire Brigade staff of his ongoing complaint and to glean information from this Brigade’s personnel.

I would be most obliged if you would discuss with Sub Officer Wigglesworth his conduct and request that all future requests for information are channelled through his legal representative.

I thank you in advance of your assistance in this matter.


Yours sincerely


Robert. D. Coke
ASSISTANT FIREMASTER R D COKE
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING