Freedom of Information - HACW 2663

Our ref: HACW-2663

19th January 2022

FOI request:

1. Please confirm how many reports of third-party sexual harassment your Trust has received from staff members between 31 October 2013 and 31 October 2021.
2. Does your Trust have a policy to manage third-party sexual harassment?
3. If your Trust has a policy on third-party sexual harassment, what were the outcomes of any complaints made to you by staff members? If it does not push the request over the cost limit please provide a summary of the allegation (such as inappropriate touching, inappropriate messages or rape) and the outcome, including what disciplinary action, if any, was taken. Additionally, if it does not push the request over the cost limit, please provide the race and gender of both the person making the allegation and who the allegation was against.
1. Do you record allegations of third party sexual harassment against catering staff working in your Trust?
2. If yes to Q1, how many allegations of third party sexual harassment have been made by catering staff working in your Trust between 31 October 2013 and 31 October 2021?
3. If yes to Q1, does your Trust have a policy to manage third-party sexual harassment?
4. If yes to Q1 and Q3, what were the outcomes of any complaints made to you by staff members? If it does not push the request over the cost limit please provide a summary of the allegation (such as inappropriate touching, inappropriate messages or rape) and the outcome, including what disciplinary action, if any, was taken. Additionally, if it does not push the request over the cost limit, please provide the race and gender of both the person making the allegation and who the allegation was against.

Trust response:

1. From 31 October 2013 to 31 October 2021, the total number of incidents reported about staff members being sexually harassed by patients was 115.
2. The Trust does not have a specific policy for third party harassment.
3. N/A
1. 0
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A

Please be aware that although this information is accurate at the time it is provided, it may not be in the future and should not be relied upon.