Please provide information about your use of external or independent investigators for workplace matters involving employees, such as grievances, disciplinaries, and bullying or harassment complaints. Please exclude:
- Investigations into elected members
- Internal-only investigations (e.g. handled by HR)

For the financial years:
a) 2022/23
b) 2023/24
c) 2024/25

For each *individual investigation*, provide:
1. Financial year

2. Total cost paid to the investigator (£) 3. Hours charged (if known) 4. Type of investigator:
- Freelancer
- Specialist workplace practice
- Employer's organisation
- Private solicitor/law firm
- Other (please specify)

The answer is zero. Wokingham Borough Council have not commissioned any external or independent investigators. Anything that has been raised has been handled by our own HR team.