Police have case to answer

Strathclyde Police have conceded they may have a case to answer in the situation where they rejected Mr Graeme McCullie as a potential recruit to their force.

Mr McCullie, of Kilmarnock, completed the force's rigorous selection procedure but was told he would not be admitted because of his colour vision.

Following articles on the BBC website and in the Scottish Daily Express and The Herald, Mr McCullie became aware that it might be possible to have his case resolved through an Employment Tribunal on the grounds that his rejection amounted to sex discrimination.

Although it was not possible for Mr McCullie to submit his claim within the normally permitted time limits, at an Employment Tribunal hearing in Glasgow on Monday 3 September 2007 Strathclyde Police conceded that "justice and equity" would permit his claim to procede to a full hearing of his case at a later date.

However, Strathclyde Police agreed to no such concession in the case of a second man rejected by them for the same reasons. In a case which is continuing, Mr Robin Dixon has now to plead that his case should also be heard despite being "out of time".

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