Response 1031969

Response to request for information

Reference

1031969

Response date

15 February 2023

Request

1. Do you have a policy/policies in place to protect staff from violence at work?
2. Are these policies built into the commissioning process for organisations delivering outsourced services on your behalf?
3. Have you updated your violence at work policies to reflect the increased number of home, remote and flexible workers?
4. If you collect data on violent incidents, how many violent incidents towards staff did you record in the following years:
5. Do you collect equalities data relating to violent incidents towards staff?
6. If so, how many violent incidents did you record for each of the following groups over the following years:
7. Is advice, support, or counselling available for staff who are victims of violence at work?
8. Of those staff who were victims of violent incidents, how many took up the offer of the following:
9. Are you signed up to UNISON’s End Violence at Work Charter

Response

1. Do you have a policy/policies in place to protect staff from violence at work? Yes, violence at Work Policy
2. Are these policies built into the commissioning process for organisations delivering outsourced services on your behalf? No
3. Have you updated your violence at work policies to reflect the increased number of home, remote and flexible workers? Yes
4. If you collect data on violent incidents, how many violent incidents towards staff did you record in the following years:
   • 2019-20 - 2
   • 2020-21 - 4
   • 2021-22 - 3
5. Do you collect equalities data relating to violent incidents towards staff? No
6. If so, how many violent incidents did you record for each of the following groups over the following years - Not stated
7. Is advice, support, or counselling available for staff who are victims of violence at work? Yes
8. Of those staff who were victims of violent incidents, how many took up the offer of the following
   • Advice 
     • 2019-20 - 0
     • 2020-21 - 0
     • 2021-22 - 1
   • Support 
     • 2019-20 - 0
     • 2020-21 - 0
     • 2021-22 - 0
   • Counselling 
     • 2019-20 - 0
     • 2020-21 - 2
     • 2021-22 - 0
9. Are you signed up to UNISON’s End Violence at Work Charter - No