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Freedom of Information request 049-2022

Response published: 4 February 2023

FOI Request

EMAIL 1 | FOI 049-2022| FOR RESPONSE | Freedom of Information Request FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE: 049-2022 Good afternoon, Is this something the DATIX team can help with at all please? I would be grateful if you could kindly arrange for this information to be provided to me as soon as possible or no later than the 30TH March 2022. the information in the freedom of information request is commercially sensitive then please note the same on the response. FOI Request – Information requested: 1. Please provide the number of allegations reported within your trust, clinical commissioning group or other care setting as defined, of a. Rape b. Sexual assault c. Sexual harassment d. Sexual misconduct 2. Please advise the location of these offences and or alleged offences broken down by location Mental Health Unit, Hospital, Other Hospital Setting to be clearly defined. 3. Plese provide this data for the last three years, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date. 4. Please provide a month by month and location 5. Please identify if these allegations are A On Staff carried out by a staff Member B On Staff carried out by a patient or visitor C By Staff on a Patient D by Staff on a visitor E On Staff carried out by a visitor 6. For each of these allegations please advise if a suspect was identified and or arrested 7. If a suspect was identified and the suspect was identified as a member or staff or a contractor to the trust, CCG or group. What was the outcome? Was the suspect subsequently arrested, charged or convicted? Was the suspect subsequently investigated,suspended or dismissed from the Trust.

FOI Response

Trust HQ
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4AW

E-mail: freedomofinformation@ghc.nhs.uk Website: www.ghc.nhs.uk
DATE: 14/04/2022
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Suzanne Martin
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Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 049-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Please provide the number of allegations reported within your trust, clinical commissioning group or other care setting as defined, of
a. Rape
b. Sexual assault
c. Sexual harassment
d. Sexual misconduct 96
2. Please advise the location of these offences and or alleged offences broken down by location Mental Health Unit, Hospital, Other Hospital Setting to be clearly defined. Please see attached separate spreadsheet. 3. Please provide this data for the last three years, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date. Please see attached separate spreadsheet.
Please note, Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS FT was formed in October 2019 therefore we can only provide data from this time. 4. Please provide a month by month and location Please see attached separate spreadsheet.
5. Please identify if these allegations are
a. On Staff carried out by a staff Member
b. On Staff carried out by a patient or visitor
c. By Staff on a Patient
d. by Staff on a visitor
e. On Staff carried out by a visitor Please see attached separate spreadsheet.
6. For each of these allegations please advise if a suspect was identified and or arrested Please see attached separate spreadsheet.
Please note, we cannot confirm whether or not individuals had been arrested once identified, as this information may not be detailed. 7. If a suspect was identified and the suspect was identified as a member or staff or a contractor to the trust, CCG or group. What was the outcome? Was the suspect subsequently arrested, charged or convicted? Was the suspect subsequently investigated, suspended or dismissed from the Trust? We do not record this data in the manner which you seek on our system, therefore we are unable to answer this questions accurately. Should you have any queries in relation to our response in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:-
– Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AW
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If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO. for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust