FOI release

Complaints of sexual harassment within the SIA

Published 10 September 2021

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1. Request

  1. How many civil servants have made complaints that they have been sexually harassed by another civil servant/staff member in the last three calendar years (up to and including August 2021)? To be clear, I’m asking for information for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Please could you break this information down by year and gender.

  2. How many civil servants/staff have faced civil service disciplinary investigations as a result of a sexual harassment claim made against them by a civil servant in the last three calendar years (up to and including August 2021)? Please could you break this information down by year, gender. In each case, please could you state whether any misconduct was found and, if so, what type of disciplinary action was taken including verbal/written/final warnings, suspension, dismissal etc.

  3. Please could you state in any of the cases above whether the police was notified of the staff member’s sexual harassment complaint/if any investigation/charges were brought. Please could you break this information down by year.

2. Response

2.1 Number of staff making complaints about sexual harassment

  • 2019 - 0
  • 2020 - 0
  • 2021 - 1 female

2.2 Number of staff investigated for sexual harassment and any disciplinary action taken

  • 2019 - 0
  • 2020 - 0
  • 2021 - 1 male, no formal action taken based upon evidence obtained; investigation concluded no breach of standards of behaviour

2.3 Were police notified and/or charges brought

  • 2019 - Not applicable
  • 2020 - Not applicable
  • 2021 - No

[Reference: FOI 0270]

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