HL Deb 27 January 2005 vol 668 cc169-71WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many civil servants in Northern Ireland have made complaints of harassment or bullying against colleagues; how many complaints were upheld in each of the 10 years ending 31 December 2003; what is the number by department; how many complaints were made by females against males; and how many complaints were made by males against females. [HL382]

(a) Number of civil servants in Northern Ireland who have made complaints of harassment or bullying against colleagues
DARD DCAL DE DEL DETI DFP OFMDFM DHSSPS DOE DRD DSD NIO
2003 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 10 8 6
2002 9 0 0 3 3 4 1 3 1 2 15 6
2001 13 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 9 6 6 6
2000 20 1 8 0 2 0 4 5 8 19 6
1999 4 6 0 0 0 3 8 10 10
1998 4 2 3 1 0 4 12 2 4
1997 11 1 2 1 6 4
1996 2 0 2 2 8
1995 4 0 1 2 4
1994 1 1 0
Total 67 3 17 15 12 12 2 23 47 26 60 54

(b) Number of complaints upheld in each of the 10 years ending 31 December 2003
DARD DCAL DE DEL DETl DFP OFMDFM DHSSPS DOE DRD DSD NIO
2003 4 *1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
2002 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5
2001 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
2000 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2
1999 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2
1998 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1
1997 1 1 0 0 1 6
1996 1 0 1 0 0
1995 1 0 1 1 1
1994 0 1 0 0
Total 11 *1 5 4 1 2 0 8 9 5 24 18
*DCAL The case was taken in 2003 but was only concluded in 2004.

(c) Number of complaints by females against males
DARD DCAL DE DEL DETI DFP OFMDFM DHSSPS DOE DRD DSD NIO
2003 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 4
2002 5 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 4
2001 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 2 3
2000 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 3 1 9 3
1999 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 9
1998 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 2
1997 3 0 2 0 3 3
1996 0 0 2 1 7
1995 1 0 1 1 3
1994 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 4 9 6 5 0 11 17 5 20 38

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

In the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2003, 338 complaints were formally made under departmental harassment and bullying procedures, of which 129 were made by females against males and 36 were made by males against females. During the same period 87 complaints were upheld and one was partially upheld.

The following tables provide a breakdown of this information by department, for each year from 1994 to 2003 inclusive. The figures include Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and NDPBs and take account of complaints taken by civil servants against non civil servants. Some departments have not been able to supply data over the full period, 1994 to 2003, due to the reorganisation following devolution and departmental policies on the retention of papers.

(d) Number of complaints by males against females
DARD DCAL DE DEL DETI DFP OFMDFM DHSSPS DOE DRD DSD NIO
2003 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
2002 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2
2001 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2000 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
1998 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1997 1 0 0 0 1 0
1996 0 0 0 0 1
1995 0 0 0 0 0
1994 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 7 5