Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Thursday, 7 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 March 2002. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Monday, 18 March 2002 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) recorded incidence of verbal abuse there have been in the Jobcentre Plus pilot projects. - Inc figures and fact that there have been no deaths or serious injuries in the Jobcentre Plus pathfinder offices since their launch. (Holding answer 12 March 2002).

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries and (c) recorded incidence of verbal abuse there have been in the Jobcentre Plus pilot projects. [42532] Mr. Nicholas Brown: [holding answer 12 March 2002]: There have been no deaths or serious injuries in the Jobcentre Plus pathfinder offices since their launch. Since the launch of the first Pathfinder offices in October 2001 there have been four incidents involving actual but minor physical contact, six incidents involving attempted physical contact, and 198 incidents of verbal abuse. During that period it is estimated that around a million people have visited the pathfinder offices.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 42532; 382 c150W;382 c148W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Crime Crimes of violence Jobcentres Injuries Jobcentre Plus Pilot schemes
Contains statistics: Yes
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