Following a public complaint regarding the inaccuracy of live tweets published by Tribunal Tweets on X (formerly Twitter), NHS Fife was contacted by the Employment Tribunal and asked to provide comment.
Our legal team at the Central Legal Office carried out an analysis of the tweets, and found a number of inaccuracies. Following this review, a request was therefore made to the Tribunal to revoke Tribunal Tweets’ permission to live-tweet proceedings, on the grounds that reporting must be ‘fair and accurate.
During the hearing in February, the Employment Tribunal restricted Cloud Video Platform (virtual viewing) access to press/journalists due to technical issues, as well as interruptions caused by non-media observers. The technical issues and interruptions caused significant delays which impacted the Tribunal’s progress. A request has therefore been made that this approach be maintained in July.
If these requests are granted, accredited media and press outlets will still be permitted to report on matters and in-person public access to the hearing will remain available.
