FOI 002321 Sexual Offences in Psychiatric Units

Request Number: 002321/22
Date of Decision:  06 July 2022
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed

Request

Between 1st May 2021 and 1st May 2022.

1.         The number of sexual assault allegations made by persons detained in a psychiatric unit where the alleged perpetrator is a member of staff, 

2.         How many allegations resulted in an investigation,

3.         How many allegations resulted in prosecution,

4.         How many allegations resulted in no further action. 

Reply

1.         2

2.         2

3.         For prosecution date please contact the CPS.

4.         2

Please also be aware that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

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