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Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 18 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 October 2006. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 October 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Jobcentres

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobcentre staff in Northern Ireland have been the victims of assault in each of the last three years.
Answer

The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) has 10 jobcentres which form part of a network of 35 regional offices. The remaining 25 offices are Jobs and Benefits Offices (JBO) which are administered jointly with the Social Security Agency, Department for Social Development (DSD).There have been no reported incidents of physical assault on staff in any of the 10 jobcentres in the last three years. There have been five reported incidents of physical assault in Jobs and Benefits Offices in each of the last three years involving one DEL member of staff, one Social Security Agency member of staff and three contract staff as follows:

Number of incidents
October 2003 to October 2004 3
October 2004 to October 2005 1
October 2005 to October 2006 1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
450 c1857W;450 c1863W; 96425
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Crimes of violence Jobcentres Northern Ireland
Link
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