Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall Police v Town [2020]

The claimant was a serving police officer.  She notified her line manager that she was pregnant on 21^st November 2017.    Under internal police force guidance there had to be a risk assessment carried out, which was duly done.  As a result, the line manager advised that the claimant should be placed on restricted duties as a response officer.  This would mean that she would be in plain clothes, the jobs undertaken would be risk assessed and there was a recommendation in relation to night shifts.   The claimant was happy with this.  However, a month later there was a change which sought to move the claimant to the Crime Management Hub.  This