Assault survey

This year Inside Housing is running a survey to assess the state of the sector in terms of assaults against local authority and housing association frontline staff. We are very keen to hear from those working in the sector, so please spend 5 minutes carrying out the survey below.

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* 1. Between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019, were you assaulted by a tenant, service user, or member of the public while doing your job in housing?

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* 2. Were you verbally assaulted (threatening personal insults/swearing) while doing your job in housing between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 3. Were you physically assaulted (ie. punched, kicked or pushed) while doing your job in housing between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 4. Did you have somebody use a weapon against you while doing your job in housing between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 5. Were you sexually assaulted while doing your job in housing between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 6. Were you threatened in writing (can be through email, text or on social media) while doing your job in housing between the start of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 7. Were you taken hostage (for example, locked inside somebody's home) while doing your job in housing between the beginning of April 2018 and the end of March 2019?

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* 8. Were you assaulted (physically, verbally or sexually) on grounds of your sex, race, religion or sexual orientation? If yes, please specify from the options below.

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* 9. Did you report all of the incidents above to your employer?

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* 10. If you responded 'no' to Q9, can you explain why you didn't report the incident? If you responded 'yes' to Q9 please skip this question.

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* 11. When you reported the incident, what happened next? Were you happy with the way your employer handled the situation? If you didn't report an assault, please skip this question.

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* 12. Have you experienced any lasting health impacts due to assaults suffered while carrying out your work? If you have not been assaulted, please skip this question.

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* 13. Were you working alone when you were assaulted? If you have not been assaulted, please skip this question.

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* 14. Have there been cuts to staff numbers within your organisation between the periods 2017/18 (Apr 2017-March 2018) and 2018/19 (Apr 2018-March 2019)? If so, are you more likely to work on your own as a result?

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* 15. If you are more likely to work on your own, do you feel that this has put you at more risk of being the victim of assault?

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* 16. Do you feel that government welfare reforms have increased the risk of you and your colleagues being assaulted?

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* 17. Do you feel that the roll-out of Universal Credit has increased the risk of you and your colleagues being assaulted?

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* 18. Do you feel more or less safe doing your job in housing than you did a year ago?

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* 19. Is your employer doing enough to protect you and your colleagues from assault?

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* 20. Which of the following best describes your current role?

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* 21. What is your primary job function?

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* 22. Where do you work?

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* 23. Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey. Inside Housing would like to be able to contact you in relation to your answers. If you feel comfortable doing so, please provide your name and contact details in the box below. Alternatively, please contact Jack Simpson at jack.simpson@insidehousing.co.uk or 02077728436.

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