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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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