Brent Council are to appeal a decision made by an employment tribunal that it discriminated against a black worker.

Rosemary Clarke, the authority’s former head of learning and development, claimed that she was forced to leave her job because of differences between herself and her line manager Cara Davani and the consequential treatment she received when raising concerns.

A spokeswoman for Brent Council said: "Following independent legal advice, we have decided to appeal as there appear to be legal errors in the Tribunal's reasoning, in particular on the direct race discrimination and victimisation aspects of the judgement.

"This does not mean we are complacent. We accept there are important lessons to be learned from this case.

"In recent, small group meetings, eight out of ten of our staff told us they were confident in our human resources and equalities policies and procedures, and felt supported by them. We want all staff to share that confidence.

"To ensure that we learn lessons from this case, Councillor Pavey, deputy leader, who has responsibility for equalities and the council's role as employer, will take stock of our policies and practice to see where improvements can be made."