Assaults against housing staff survey 2014-15 Question Title * 1. Have you been assaulted by a tenant, service user, or member of the public while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give initial details of incidents (please note that there are more questions about specific types of incidents to follow) Question Title * 2. Have you been verbally assaulted (threatening personal insults/swearing) while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents (including whether you believe you were a victim of racist abuse) Question Title * 3. Have you been punched, kicked or pushed while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents Question Title * 4. Have you had somebody use a weapon against you while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents Question Title * 5. Have you been sexually assaulted while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents Question Title * 6. Have you been threatened in writing while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents Question Title * 7. Have you been taken hostage (for example, locked inside somebody's home) while doing your job in housing within the last 12 months? Yes No Please give details of incidents Question Title * 8. Did you report all of the incidents above to your employer? Yes No Question Title * 9. If you did not report all incidents, why not? I didn't have time - there would have been too much paperwork involved Incidents like these are just part of the job It would be a waste of time to report them as nothing is ever done Reporting incidents like these is discouraged in my organisation Other (please give details below) Any comments? Question Title * 10. When you did report incidents, what happened next? Were you happy with the way your employer handled the situation? Yes No Mostly Please give reasons for your answer Question Title * 11. Are you a lone worker? Yes No Sometimes Question Title * 12. Have there been cuts to staff numbers within your organisation within the last 12 months? If so, are you more likely to work on your own as a result? Yes No Sometimes Any comments? Question Title * 13. 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? Yes No Sometimes Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Do you feel that the introduction of the government's welfare reforms have increased the risk of you and your colleagues being assaulted while doing your jobs in housing? Yes No Maybe Any comments? Question Title * 15. Do you feel more or less safe doing your job in housing than you did 12 months ago? More safe Less safe The same Any comments? Question Title * 16. Is your employer doing enough to protect you and your colleagues from assault? Yes No Sometimes Any comments? Question Title * 17. Which of the following best describes your current role? Officer Manager Head of department Board director Chairperson Chief executive/managing director Retired/not currently working Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. What is your primary job function? Housing management Repairs & maintenance Development Anti-social behaviour Care & support Tenant participation Regeneration General management Marketing & sales Procurement HR/training Supported/sheltered housing Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. Where do you work? Wales Scotland Northern Ireland South west South east London West Midlands East Midlands East of England North west Yorkshire and Humberside North east Question Title * 20. 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 Jess McCabe at jess.mccabe@insidehousing.co.uk or 0207 772 8343. Done