SNP ministers to be quizzed on 'AI use' in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife ruling
‘There are suspicions that these errors were caused by the use of AI in writing the judgement’
SNP ministers are to be questioned over claims AI was used to write the judgement in the Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife employment tribunal.
In December, Employment Judge Sandy Kemp issued a 314-page ruling which found Ms Peggie had been harassed by her employer in how they handled complaints against her.
Ms Peggie, who works as an A&E nurse at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, is planning to appeal the decision, which dismissed the majority of her other claims, including all the complaints against trans doctor Beth Upton.
However several corrections have been issued since the original judgement was published after the report misquoted a previous judgement. A second certificate of correction was issued as well, with 11 corrections.
Campaigners say the numerous errors suggest AI was used to create the report, and say the multiple use of American spellings could also be signs of AI use.
Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, is now due to ask a portfolio question on this issue in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday afternoon.
Speaking to The Scotsman, he said: “Following the publication of the tribunal judgement in the Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife case, there were serious concerns raised about the number of manifest errors in it, which led to an unprecedented series of corrections.
“There are suspicions that these errors were caused by the use of AI in writing the judgement.
“We need to know if this is the case, and what steps are being taken by ministers and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service to ensure that AI is not permitted in such circumstances, so public trust in the system is maintained.”
The employment tribunal focused on Dr Upton’s use of the female changing rooms in the hospital’s A&E department, including an incident which occurred between Dr Upton and Ms Peggie on Christmas Eve 2023.
Ms Peggie was suspended after she complained about the situation.
The employment tribunal ruled that NHS Fife should have revoked Dr Upton’s use of the changing room on an interim basis following the complaint, and said the health board took an unreasonable amount of time to investigate claims against Ms Peggie.
However Ms Peggie’s claims of discrimination and victimisation by NHS Fife, and all of her claims against Dr Upton, did not succeed and were dismissed.
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