Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 383-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
The number of a. sexual assaults, b. rapes and c. sexual harassment/abuse offences reported at your
trust, for the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Please list:
– The number of a. sexual assaults, b. rapes including gang rapes – please specify. and c. sexual
harassment/abuse offences reported per year
Of those, please specify:
– How many were reported to the police
– How many had staff listed as a suspect, and how many had staff listed as a victim
– How many had a patients. listed as a suspect, and how many had a patients. listed as a victim
– Please also specify report outcomes, i.e. how many resulted in police action, without any identifiers
– Please also provide a copy of your sexual safety policy.
2021 2022 2023
Sexual assault 5 4 11
Rape
Sexual harassment 7 14 12
Sexual Disinhibition 14 11 8
Reported to the Police
Staff suspects 1
NFA BY
Police as
VEXATIOUS
COMPLAINT.
1
NFA by
Police.
Staff victim 7 14 12
Patient suspects 25 29 30
Patient Victims 19 15 19
Outcome Police action. 0 0 0
Total reports 26 29 31
Please find our Sexual Safety Policy attached. Clinical Policy Sexual Safety Policy.
FOI Request
I am writing to request the following from your NHS trust under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
The number of a. sexual assaults, b. rapes and c. sexual harassment/abuse offences reported at your trust, for the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Please list:
•
•
• the number of a. sexual assaults, b. rapes including gang rapes - please specify. and c. sexual harassment/abuse offences reported per year
•
•
•
• of those, please specify:
•
o
o
o how many were reported to the police
o
o
o
o how many had staff listed as a suspect, and how many had staff listed as a victim
o
o
o
o how many had a patients. listed as a suspect, and how many had a patients. listed as a victim
o
o
o
o please also specify report outcomes, i.e. how many resulted in police action, without any identifiers