Argyll & Bute Council

Argyll & Bute cases are awaiting a CMD (Case Management Discussion) hearing – but the situation is similar to that in Clackmannanshire – see post dated 16 November 2009.

Argyll & Bute has raised the same procedural points about the ability of claimants to use a full range of male comparators – but the fact is that the great majority of people have perfectly valid claims.

The Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament recently urged councils to get down to business - to stop wasting time - and put a real effort into resolve all the outstanding claims.

Some councils are still hiding behind these procedural arguments - though one by one they are beginning to see sense.

We expect the procedural issues to be resolved in the claimants favour and if that happens in one council – then others are likely to go same way.

In the meantime, we encouraging all councils, including Argyll & Bute Council, to consider making new settlement proposals - as a more sensible way forward than fighting the outstanding cases all the way to a full-blown GMF hearing.

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