Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 068-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:
1. How many sexual assaults were reported to the trust? 49 as per table below
Sexual assault incidents 01/04/2020 – 31/05/2023
2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024* Total
Patient to Patient – Sexual 1 1 3 1 6
Patient to Public – Sexual 0 1 1 0 2
Patient to Staff – Sexual 8 7 21 2 38
Public to Patient – Sexual 0 0 2 0 2
Staff to Patient – Sexual 0 0 1 0 1
Total 9 9 28 3 49
b. Of these alleged offences, how many were reported to the police?
– One in 2020/21.
c. If these alleged offences involved members of staff or contractors of the trust, please outline
whether disciplinary proceedings took place and what was the outcome?
– Two incidents allegedly involving staff were looked into when raised. Spurious
accusations against staff were considered part of patient’s clinical presentation, with
no evidence to indicate any offences took place. There were no disciplinary
proceedings and no formal HR process was undertaken in either instance.
2. How many rapes were reported to the trust?
– Zero for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date
FOI Request
For each question, please can you provide data for the following years – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 to date.
1. How many sexual assaults were reported to the trust?
a. Of these allegations, please advise whether they were:
i. On Staff carried out by a staff Member
ii. On Staff carried out by a patient or visitor
iii. By Staff on a Patient
iv. By Staff on a visitor
v. On Staff carried out by a visitor
vi. On a patient carried out by a patient
b. Of these alleged offences, how many were reported to the police?
c. If these alleged offences involved members of staff or contractors of the trust, please outline whether disciplinary proceedings took place and what was the outcome?
2. How many rapes were reported to the trust?
a. Of these allegations, please advise whether they were:
i. On Staff carried out by a staff Member
ii. On Staff carried out by a patient or visitor
iii. By Staff on a Patient
iv. By Staff on a visitor
v. On Staff carried out by a visitor
vi. On a patient carried out by a patient
b. Of these alleged offences, how many were reported to the police?
c. If these alleged offences involved members of staff or contractors of the trust, please outline whether disciplinary proceedings took place and what was the outcome?