An Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed former GMP detective Pete Jackson’s appeal on all grounds, upholding an earlier ruling that his allegations did not qualify as protected disclosures.
Mr Justice Mansfield said the original tribunal made no error of law, and Jackson failed in challenges tied to six of the 19 alleged disclosures as well as his constructive dismissal claim.
The judgment said the constructive dismissal arguments were effectively academic because no protected disclosure was established; it also found he had not resigned over any repudiatory breach and had affirmed his contract.
Jackson, who retired in 2017 after a 31-year policing career, had alleged a rotten culture of cronyism at Greater Manchester Police and raised concerns over several high-profile investigations.
The appeal leaves standing the 2024 tribunal finding that, although some of Jackson’s claims clearly happened, he had gone too far in his disclosures and did not meet whistleblowing protections.