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Freedom of Information request Sexual Incidents

Response published: 13 May 2025

FOI Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information about incidents of sexual harm and physical violence that have taken place at your trust. Incidents of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape. (See after the question for clarification on these definitions.) In order to assist you, I understand that some, if not all of this information should be recorded in the trust’s safety incident reporting system, or it may be recorded by your HR team. If possible, please use one of the attached spreadsheets to provide your answers. Please also explain any gaps in your data. Please ensure that the data you provide is for financial years, not calendar years. Total sexual safety incidents 1. How many sexual safety incidents did the trust record in the financial year 2024-25?
(This includes incidents by all alleged perpetrators against all alleged victims: staff, patients, visitors, members of the public) 1.1 How many of these incidents took place on the trust premises?
1.2 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2023-24?
* 1.3 How many sexual safety incidents on the trust premises did the trust record in the financial year 2022-23?
* (*My previous FOI asked for total incidents for 2022-23 and 2023-24 but did not specifically ask for only those incidents that occured on the trust premises. If your previous response only covered incidents on the trust premises please answer 'no change'.) Sexual safety incidents by staff against patients 2. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against patients did the trust record in the 2024/25 financial year?
Sexual violence and misconduct by patients against other patients 3. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against other patients did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year?
Sexual safety incidents by patients against staff 4. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year?
Sexual safety incidents by staff against other staff 5. How many sexual safety incidents allegedly perpetrated by staff against other staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year Age of alleged victims Please provide figures for the 2024-25 financial year: 6. How many of the sexual safety incidents did the trust record where the victim was a patient: 6.1 Under 18 (this includes under 16 and under 13) 6.2 Under 16 (this includes under 13) 6.3 Under 13 Only include incidents that occured on the trust's premises. Physical violence 7. How many incidents of physical violence perpetrated by patients against staff did the trust record in the 2024-25 financial year?
7.1 Do the trust's records of physical violence by patients distinguish between intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence?
(Unintentional violence might be due to lack of capacity, e.g. a symptom of dementia.) 7.2 If the trust does breakdown physical violence into intentional/deliberate and un/non-intentional violence, please provide the following data for the 2024-25 financial year: • Number of intentional/deliberate incidents of physical violence by patients against staff. • Number of un/non-intentional violence incidents of physical violence by patients against staff.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 016-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with information about incidents of sexual harm and physical violence that have taken place at your Trust. Incidents of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape.

Please complete the spreadsheet provided.

Our response:

Please see the link below:

FOI 016-2025

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. 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:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

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.