Resident - Resident Harm - Residential Care Settings
Case reference FOI2022/00501
Published 23 May 2022
Request
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding resident-to-resident harm in residential care settings. (FYO: resident-to-resident refers to any harm/abuse inflicted on one resident by another resident). Please can you provide relevant data for the following:
Q1) The total number of adult safeguarding concerns/complaints your council received regarding resident-to-resident harm/abuse in residential care settings between 2018-2021 (please provide a breakdown per year). Of these concerns/complaints, please provide:
1a The total number escalated to section 42 enquires
1b A brief description of the nature of the concern/complaint (i.e sexual abuse)
1c The outcome of the concern/complaint raised (i.e whether the perpetrator was removed).
Response
A1) Please see attached document showing answered questions 1A, 1B and 1C.
Documents
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