Early conciliation and employment tribunal cases data | Acas

Data for early conciliation notifications and employment tribunal cases Acas received for England, Scotland and Wales.

You can find full annual early conciliation notification and employment tribunal case data:

for the financial year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 – in our annual report for 2020 to 2021 on GOV.UK
for the financial year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 – in our annual report for 2021 to 2022 on GOV.UK
for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 – in our annual report for 2022 to 2023 on GOV.UK

Early conciliation and employment tribunal cases data 2023 to 2024

For the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

About this data

Method changes to early conciliation and employment tribunal data for England, Scotland and Wales

Article, 30 November 2023

Data quality for early conciliation and employment tribunal data for England, Scotland and Wales

Report, 30 November 2023

Details

When an employee wants to make a claim against their employer at an employment tribunal, in most cases they must notify Acas first. Acas offers early conciliation to try to reach an agreement between the employee and employer and avoid the employee making a claim to an employment tribunal.

In some circumstances, the employer may approach Acas to help resolve a potential dispute. This can also be handled using early conciliation.

This data shows the number of early conciliation notifications Acas receives and the number of cases that make a claim to an employment tribunal.

For more information, email stats@acas.org.uk