§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff of children's homes providing 24 hour care in the(a) voluntary, (b) local authority and (c) private sector were (i) raped, (ii) sexually assaulted, (iii) victims of grievous bodily harm and (iv) murdered by residents in the last three years. [116199]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 24 March 2000]: Information about the number of incidents of violence against the staff of children's homes is not collected centrally. However, we are determined to reduce substantially the incidence of violence towards everyone working in social care. We have set up a taskforce to produce a national action plan by November 2000 with recommendations and timescales for action to reduce violence against social care staff and to promote the safety and welfare of all social care workers.