Mr P Smith v British Gas Services Ltd: 3306015/2024

58. The respondent must show that: (a) it believed the claimant was guilty of misconduct; (b) it had reasonable grounds for that belief; and (c) at the time it formed that belief, it had carried out as much investigation into the matter as was reasonable in the circumstances. Case Numbers: 3306015/2024 9 59. It is not necessary for the Tribunal itself to have reached the same conclusion on those facts.2 60.