Statuatory information for consultation

We have been told by our employer based across Sussex that they plan to make staff redundant.

Can someone advise on the statuatory information they have to provide namely "the numbers and descriptions of employees it is proposed to dismiss as redundant"

All we have been told is that it could be between 60 and 90 staff across Sussex, no further detail and they have said that they may not release any further detail until the end of the consulation process.

Does the information they have provided meet the criteria? if not how can they have said to have had 'meaningful' consultation without it?

The answer is somewhere in between the two positions. They cannot even determine what period of consultation may be necessary if they have no clear numbers in mind, and just an approximation of numbers is not sufficient. They must provide both personal and collective consultation, so they would have to advise on what jobs are at risk, why, and what options they have considered. They simply cannot refuse to release information until the end of the consultation or they will certainly be in breach of the law.

But they have published a timetable which says that the consultation finishes on 30 November and that staff will be put at risk or slotted in soon after this.
The Act seems a bit fuzzy on exactly what they have to produce, are there any EAT rulings etc?

Millions - but every claim is different so telling you which ones might apply based on a few details can't be done. However based on what you have just said - you aren't in the consultation period yet! The consultation period begins when posts are put at risk - not before! A fuzzy "we are thinking about redundancies" isn't a consultation period. You cannot be consulted until you know what jobs are at risk, and that is when you should be consulted - to try to avoid the actual proposed redundancies. The consultation is an attempt to try to avoid them - not "notice that you are going". I would double check the proposed process - it's legitimate to raise this now and see what they say. Try to get others to join - either through a union query or a collective query - rather than sticking out on your own! If they propose no other consultation then I would advise legal advice at that stage.