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£577,000 costs being sought from former employee who lost her unfair dismissal claim

Northumbria Police Force is trying to recover £577,000 in costs that it incurred in defending itself in an unfair dismissal claim made by the ex-legal chief.

Northumbria Police Force is trying to recover £577,000 in costs that it incurred in defending itself in an unfair dismissal claim made by the ex-legal chief Denise Aubrey. The BBC report that Aubrey claimed she was unfairly dismissed after disclosing private information to staff. During an ET hearing Aubrey made a series of damaging allegations about former members of the force, including details of alleged affairs, claims of a punch-up at a barbecue and public money being spent on a cover-up. Aubrey lost the case and Northumbria Police is trying to recover the costs from her, which she says she cannot pay.


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