Freedom of Information request Sexual Safety Incidents

Dear Sir/Madam, I hope you are well. I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: 1.How many sexual safety incidents took place in trust premises since 1 Jan 2020 to date? Total 2.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by calendar year* a) 2020 b) 2021 c) 2022 d) 2023 e) 2024 f) 2025 to date 3.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by type of sexual safety incident - e.g. a) rape, b) sexual assault etc a) Rape b) Sexual assault c) Sexual harassment d) Stalking e) Abusive sexual remarks f) Other 4.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by age of victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 and over** a)Under 18 b) 18-64 c) 65+ 5.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by status of the victim and perpetrator in the following categories: 1. Perpetrator was a staff member and victim was staff member 2. Perpetrator was a member of the public (or patient) and victim was a member of the public (or patient) 3. Perpetrator was a member of the public (or patient) and victim was a staff member 4. Perpetrator was a staff member and victim was a member of the public (or patient) a)staff against staff b)public/patient against public/patient c)public/patient against staff d)staff against public/patient 6.Please provide a breakdown of the total number of rapes since 1 Jan 2020 (i.e. the answer to 3.a) by the age of the rape victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 plus** a)Under 18 b) 18-64 c) 65+ 7. Does your trust have a dedicated policy to deal with sexual assault and harassment? If so please provide a copy of your trust’s written policy and if possible provide a date that the current policy was put in place. *If your trust records this information in tax year, please provide the following yearly totals instead: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 to date. **If your trust records this information in different age categories, please provide any information on age of victim available. I would appreciate it if you could acknowledge receipt of this request and CC in my colleagues Jim.Reed@bbc.co.uk and Alex.Fleming-Brown@bbc.co.uk If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me over email. Many thanks, BBC Newsnight and BBC Health