Ian Perkin
On this page are the legal decisions in the case of Ian Perkin. In October 2001 when he was the senior executive responsible for handling whistleblowing concerns at an NHS Trust a junior staff member blew the whistle that the figures for cancelled operations were inaccurate. In December 2002 Mr Perkin was dismissed for what the Trust said was a complete breakdown in working relations with senior colleagues and medical staff. Mr Perkin disputed this and argued that he was dismissed for blowing the whistle on the inaccurate figures. He brought a claim under PIDA and normal unfair dismissal laws.
The original decision shows why the employment tribunal found that Mr Perkin’s dismissal was not related to any whistleblowing by him. Contrary to some reports, Mr Perkin did not challenge this finding in his appeals either to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (para 9) or to the Court of Appeal (para 11) which were about his rights under normal unfair dismissal laws.