FOI Request - Violence at Work
Request 101003552547
For the time period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 (or your nearest 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
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 19-07-2024
1. & 2.
| Section | Number of incidents | Nature of incident |
| Community Care | 8 |
Disruptive behaviour: <5* male and <5* female Menacing behaviour: <5* male Physical assault: <5* female Verbal abuse: <5* female and <5* male Weapon/improvised weapon involved: <5* female |
| Direct Services | 5 |
Breach of security: <5* male Disruptive behaviour: <5* male and <5* female Verbal abuse: <5* male |
| Finance | <5* | Disruptive behaviour: <5* female |
| Housing & Property | 8 |
Verbal abuse: 5 male and <5* female Weapon/improvised weapon involved: <5* male |
| Legal & Democratic | <5* | Disruptive behaviour: <5* female |
| Total: | 24 |
* The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
inform
3. None