The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 339 Bridgend Firefighter
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Mr A Wigglesworth
Lowestoft
The Chief Fire Officer
Suffolk Fire Service
Brigade Headquarters
Colchester Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 4SS
1ST November 1998
Dear Chief Fire Officer Alcock,
As you are aware a harassment investigation was undertaken recently and carried out by County Council Officers.
During the course of the investigation the principal investigator, Mr Keith Lynch, told me that you would be unaware of certain key events, arising from the circumstances of the harassment complaint, that would require discipline action against other Brigade Officers.
With Mr Lynch’s instruction in mind it is my duty to inform you that Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith did by way of letter to me, dated 29th May 1998 (HR/SD/CAB), threaten unlawful action which became substantive 30th June 1998. The actions organised and authorised by Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith were a contravention of the Employment Rights Act (1996) and are specifically prohibited by section 13 of that Act.
Such wrong doing is I believe a breach of the Fire Service (Discipline) Regulations 1985. I leave the matter in your hands.
Yours sincerely
A D Wigglesworth BSc, G.I.Fire.E
Mr A Wigglesworth
Lowestoft
The Chief Fire Officer
Suffolk Fire Service
Brigade Headquarters
Colchester Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 4SS
1ST November 1998
Dear Chief Fire Officer Alcock,
As you are aware a harassment investigation was undertaken recently and carried out by County Council Officers.
During the course of the investigation the principal investigator, Mr Keith Lynch, told me that you would be unaware of certain key events, arising from the circumstances of the harassment complaint, that would require discipline action against other Brigade Officers.
With Mr Lynch’s instruction in mind it is my duty to inform you that Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith did by way of letter to me, dated 29th May 1998 (HR/SD/CAB), threaten unlawful action which became substantive 30th June 1998. The actions organised and authorised by Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith were a contravention of the Employment Rights Act (1996) and are specifically prohibited by section 13 of that Act.
Such wrong doing is I believe a breach of the Fire Service (Discipline) Regulations 1985. I leave the matter in your hands.
Yours sincerely
A D Wigglesworth BSc, G.I.Fire.E
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