FOI Request - Violence at Work
Request 101003325056
For the time period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 (or your equivalent 12-month period), please provide the following:
1. total number of violent incidents on your staff broken down by job title/category of worker
2. a breakdown of the nature of the violent incident e.g., verbal, physical, threatening behaviour
3. how many violent incidents have been reported under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations, with a breakdown by job title/category of worker
Violent incidents can include:
verbal abuse or threats, including face to face, online and via telephone
physical attacks
threatening behaviour
Response 26-07-2023
1. & 2.
| Section | Breach of Security | Disruptive Behaviour | Menacing Behaviour | Physical Assault (with intent to injure) | Verbal Abuse | Weapon/improvised weapon involved | Grand Total |
| Comm Care | <5* | 6 | <5* | 10 | |||
| Direct Services | <5* | <5* | <5* | <5* | |||
| Education | 27 | 294 | 344 | 1306 | 301 | 485 | 2757 |
| Housing & Property | <5* | <5* | <5* | <5* | |||
| Legal & Democratic | 10 | <5* | <5* | 12 | |||
| Grand Total | 33 | 305 | 345 | 1307 | 311 | 486 | 2787 |
** The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers of pupils between 1 and 5 have been redacted and marked with an asterisk instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.
3. None - we have not had a RIDDOR reportable incident caused by violence and aggression between the dates requested.