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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2014. It was answered by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Friday, 7 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Jobcentre Plus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many violent incidents have occurred in UK jobcentres in each year since January 2011.

Answer

A new web based reporting database was introduced in September 2011 enabling incidents to be reported immediately and more easily.

Violent incidents are recorded as Actual (Physical) Assault incidents. As such, the following Actual Assault incidents recorded each year since January 2011 were:

2011 - 392

2012 – 646

2013 – 628

2014 to September - 372


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
212554
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Crimes of violence Jobcentres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk