Written question asked by Brian Jenkins (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2003. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has to introduce a national incident reporting system for recording physical assaults on (a) teachers and (b) other local education authority staff.

Answer: Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to introduce a national incident reporting system for recording physical assaults on (a) teachers and (b) other local education authority staff. [141810] Mr. Ivan Lewis: Employers are already required to report to the Health and Safety Executive incidents, including ones resulting from acts of physical violence, which cause injuries to staff resulting in more than three days' absence from work. Local education authorities and other employers of school staff also have their own reporting arrangements. The Government have no plans to add to these systems.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 141810; 415 c484W;415 c483-4W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Crimes of violence Local education authorities Monitoring Teachers
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk