FOI26/27 039 Violent Incidents on Staff 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026
FOI reference: 26/27 039
Date received: 30/06/2026
Date responded: 22/07/2026
Information requested
For the time period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 (or your nearest 12-month period), please provide the following:
total number of violent incidents on your staff broken down by job title/category of worker
a breakdown of the nature of the violent incident e.g. verbal, physical, threatening behaviour
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
Please could you break this information down into incidents involving female staff / male staff.
Violent incidents can include verbal abuse or threats including face to face; online and via telephone; physical attacks; threatening behaviour; racial abuse and sexual harassment/violence.
Response
Under section 17 of the Act, when a public authority does not hold information, it should inform the applicant.
There were no violent incidents on staff for the period requested and as such there is no information held.