Adult Care Community Wellbeing | Adults with Disabilities - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I write to request:

1) the number of reports of sexual abuse against disabled adults received by this authority between the financial years 2017-2022

I would like the information to be broken down into the following:

a) The number of reports of sexual abuse against disabled adults, broken down into months, years, and a grand total;

b) In each case, whether the victim had a learning disability or physical disability, or both;

c) Whether each report resulted in an investigation, and the outcome of said investigation;

Decision

The first set of tables are for period where concerns received, broken down by total of all cases, physical disability, learning disability and then the final column is for all those concerns that went to Section 42.2 Enquiry.

Each individual table is broken down into the financial years of 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.

The financial year of 2017/18 is not in the data because this was a transitional period where we were changing computer systems and we are not able to break the information down into the requested criteria.

The second set of tables focus just on those S42.2 enquiries that have been completed, broken down by the outcomes of these enquiries.

Each table is broken down into the financial years of 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.

Again the financial year of 2017/18 is not in the data because of the stated reasons as above.

2018/19

Total referrals of sexual abuse against disabled adults

Phys Dis

LD

S42.2 Investigation

Q1

15

0

0

0

Q2

35

5

5

15

Q3

30

5

5

20

Q4

40

10

5

25

         

2018/19 Total

120

25

20

60

 

2019/20

Total referrals of sexual abuse against disabled adults

Phys Dis

LD

S42.2 Investigation

Q1

35

10

10

20

Q2

45

5

0

20

Q3

30

0

5

15

Q4

30

5

5

10

         

2019/20 Total

140

20

25

65

 

2020/21

Total referrals of sexual abuse against disabled adults

Phys Dis

LD

S42.2 Investigation

Q1

40

5

0

20

Q2

55

15

5

25

Q3

45

5

5

10

Q4

30

0

0

10

         

2020/21 Total

170

30

20

60

 

2021/22

Total referrals of sexual abuse against disabled adults

Phys Dis

LD

S42.2 Investigation

Q1

40

10

0

10

Q2

35

5

0

10

Q3

35

10

0

5

Q4

40

10

10

5

         

2021/22 Total

145

40

20

35

Safeguarding S42.2 closed with outcomes

 

2018/19

Enquiry ceased at individual's request and no action taken

No risk identified and action taken

No risk identified and no action taken

Risk - Assessment inconclusive and action taken

Risk identified and action taken

Risk identified and no action taken

Grand Total

Q1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q2

0

0

0

0

5

0

10

Q3

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

Q4

0

0

0

0

10

0

15

Total

0

0

5

0

20

0

35

 

2019/20

Enquiry ceased at individual's request and no action taken

No risk identified and action taken

No risk identified and no action taken

Risk - Assessment inconclusive and action taken

Risk - Assessment inconclusive and no action taken

Risk identified and action taken

Risk identified and no action taken

Grand Total

Q1

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

10

Q2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

Q3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Q4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Total

0

0

0

0

0

15

0

30

 

2021/22

Enquiry ceased at individual's request and no action taken

No risk identified and action taken

No risk identified and no action taken

Risk - Assessment inconclusive and action taken

Risk identified and action taken

Grand Total

Q1

0

0

0

0

0

5

Q2

0

0

0

0

0

10

Q3

0

0

0

0

0

5

Q4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

0

0

5

0

10

20

 All data has been rounded and redacted for cases below the total of 5 for the purpose of data protection. I have organised the data into quarters so that there is a higher chance of a total of 5 for each element.

Reference number
FOI 4689893
Date request received
26/07/22
Date of decision
17/08/22