根据法庭规则,两名苏福克警察因性别均衡被错误地撤职后,获得23K英镑的赔偿。 Two Suffolk officers won £23K in compensation after being wrongfully removed for gender balance, tribunal rules.

2024年3月,就业法庭裁定两名男性苏福克警官被迫离开南凯斯特勒小组,违反了《就业法》,此后,两名男性苏福克警官获得23 000英镑的赔偿。 Two male Suffolk Police officers were awarded £23,000 in compensation after an employment tribunal ruled their forced removal from the South Kestrel team in March 2024 violated employment law. 该部队的目标是改善性别平衡,以便更好地为弱势妇女服务,并处理诸如女性脱衣搜查等任务,但法庭发现,基于性别的替换警官构成性别歧视。 The force had aimed to improve gender balance to better serve vulnerable women and handle tasks like female strip searches, but the tribunal found that replacing officers based on gender constituted sex discrimination. 法官裁定,必须通过征聘和积极行动实现性别均衡,而不是强制重新部署。 The judge ruled that gender balance must be achieved through recruitment and positive action, not compulsory redeployment. 两名警官都作证讲述了感情损失,苏福克警察接受了裁决,道歉并承诺防止今后发生问题。 Both officers testified about the emotional toll, and Suffolk Constabulary accepted the ruling, apologized, and pledged to prevent future issues.