§ Lord Ashley of Stokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many teachers have received industrial injury benefit due to anxiety or depression caused by bullying. [HL1473]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Stress-related disorders are not a prescribed disease for the purposes of industrial injuries disablement benefit. Industrial injuries disablement benefit can only be paid in relation to mental disorders where an industrial accident has been identified as the cause of the disablement.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Figures—Accident Assessments Current at April 1998 by Mental and Behavioural Disorder Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit At 4 April 1998 All accidents 217,000 Mental and behavioural disorders 700 Notes:
1. These figures are based on a 10 per cent sample of industrial injuries disablement: benefit and include an adjustment for late statistical returns. Figures are provisional.
2. Figures have been rounded.
3. Figures for 1999 are not yet available.
Source:
DSS (Analytical Services Division).
Mental disorder is recorded in relation to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.