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    • FOI request (FOIR-116567428)

      Violence at work (England)

      Requested Wed 01 May 2019
      Responded Wed 19 June 2019

      I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

      Please could you provide UNISON with the information requested below:

      UNISON - Violence at work FoI 2019 questions

      Note: For the purposes of this FoI please use the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) definition of work-related violence (violent incidents) - "Any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work"

      Part 1 - Your violence at work polices

      1. Do you have a policy/policies in place to protect employees from violence at work? (Yes/No)

      2. Are these policies built into the commissioning process for organisations delivering outsourced services? (Yes/No)

      Part 2 - Violent incidents and monitoring

      3. Do you collect data on violent incidents? (Yes/No)

      4. If so, how many violent incidents did you record in the following years:

      2018/19

      2017/18

      2016/17

      2015/16

      Part 3 - Staff training and support

      5. Are risk assessments conducted for:

      Public facing staff (Yes/No)

      Lone working staff (Yes/No)

      6. Do staff receive training to ensure they are aware of the appropriate way to deal with threatening situations? (Yes/No)

      7. Is advice, support, or counselling available for staff who are victims of violence at work?

      Advice (Yes/No)

      Support (Yes/No)

      Counselling (Yes/No)


      Response

      Part 1 - Your violence at work polices

      1. Yes

      2. Yes

      Part 2 - Violent incidents and monitoring

      3. Yes

      4.

      2018/19 - 0

      2017/18 - 1

      2016/17 - 1

      2015/16 - 0

      Part 3 - Staff training and support

      5.

      Public facing staff - Yes

      Lone working staff - Yes

      6. Yes

      7.

      Advice - Yes

      Support - Yes

      Counselling - Yes

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