Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8577
Date Request Received: 10/04/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 25/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: SV & PV in NHS trusts 2024-25
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information about incidents of sexual harm and physical violence that have taken place at your trust. Incidents of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape. (See after the question for clarification on these definitions.) In order to assist you, I understand that some, if not all of this information should be recorded in the trust’s safety incident reporting system, or it may be recorded by your HR team. If possible, please use the attached spreadsheet to provide your answers. Please also explain any gaps in your data. Please ensure that the data you provide is for financial years, not calendar years Only include incidents that occured on the trust's premises. Terminology: Sexual safety incidents include any behaviour of a sexual nature that is unwanted, or makes another person feel uncomfortable or afraid. This covers: • sexual assault: when a person is coerced or physically forced to engage in sexual activity against their will, or when a person (of any gender) touches another person sexually without their consent. • sexual harassment: any behaviour that is characterised by inappropriate sexual remarks, gestures or physical advances which are unwanted and make a person feel uncomfortable, intimidated or degrade their dignity. • Other sexual incidents: where an individual may have witnessed or experienced something of a sexual nature that does not fit in to the categories of sexual harassment or assault, and which made the person feel uncomfortable and/or sexually unsafe. Total sexual safety incidents 1. How many sexual safety incidents did the trust record in the financial year 2024-25? (This includes incidents by all alleged perpetrators against all alleged victims: staff, patients, visitors, members of the public) 1.1 How many of these incidents took place on the trust premises? 1.2 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2023-24?* 1.3 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2022-23?* | |
| Answer To Question 1: 1. How many sexual safety incidents did the trust record in the financial year 2024-25? (This includes incidents by all alleged perpetrators against all alleged victims: staff, patients, visitors, members of the public) 1.A. 14 1.1 How many of these incidents took place on the trust premises? 1.1 A. 14 1.2 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2023-24?* 1.2A. 5 1.3 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2022-23?* 1.3A. 18 | |
| Question Number 2: Sexual safety incidents by staff against patients 2. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against patients did the trust record in the 2024/25 financial year? | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against patients did the trust record in the 2024/25 financial year? 2.A. less than 5 | |
| Question Number 3: Sexual violence and misconduct by patients against other patients 3. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against other patients did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? | |
| Answer To Question 3: 3. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against other patients did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? 3.A. less than 5 | |
| Question Number 4: Sexual safety incidents by patients against staff 4. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? | |
| Answer To Question 4: 4. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? 4.A. less than 5 | |
| Question Number 5: Sexual safety incidents by staff against other staff 5. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against other staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year | |
| Answer To Question 5: 5. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against other staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year 5.A. less than 5 | |
| Question Number 6: Please provide figures for the 2024-25 financial year: 6. How many of the sexual safety incidents did the trust record where the victim was a patient: 6.1 Under 18 (this includes under 16 and under 13) 6.2 Under 16 (this includes under 13) 6.3 Under 13 | |
| Answer To Question 6: 6. How many of the sexual safety incidents did the trust record where the victim was a patient: 6.A. 7 6.1 Under 18 (this includes under 16 and under 13) 6.1.A. less than 5 6.2 Under 16 (this includes under 13) 6.2 A. less than 5 6.3 Under 13 6.3 A. less than 5 | |
| Question Number 7: Physical violence 7. How many incidents of physical violence perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? 7.1 Do the trust's records of physical violence by patients distinguish between intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence? (Unintentional violence might be due to lack of capacity, e.g. a symptom of dementia.) 7.2 If the trust does breakdown physical violence into intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence, please provide the following data for the 2024-25 financial year: • Number of intentional/deliberate incidents of physical violence by patients against staff. • Number of un/non-intentional violence incidents of physical violence by patients against staff. | |
| Answer To Question 7: 7. How many incidents of physical violence perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year? 7.A. 279 7.1 Do the trust's records of physical violence by patients distinguish between intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence? (Unintentional violence might be due to lack of capacity, e.g. a symptom of dementia.) 7.1 A. Not unless specified in the incident description 7.2 If the trust does breakdown physical violence into intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence, please provide the following data for the 2024-25 financial year: 7.2 A. Data not collected | |
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