Bullying in Scarborough Borough Council

The request was successful.

Dear Scarborough Borough Council,

This request is being made to make the public at large and people in each authority aware of which councils are the worst offenders or the better examples when it comes to bullying in the workplace. All councils have very similar anti-bullying / dignity at work policies, but there seems to be a difference in the level of bullying. This is intended to statistically show those differences.

Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most important:

a) Please inform me of the cost of dealing with this request.

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the
complainant?

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed somewhere within these questions:

3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the
complainant went on to Appeal?

4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?

5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?

6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?

7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1) did the complainant of
bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?

8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current population within your authority's area?

Yours faithfully

Mr Lewis

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Diane Cross, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Mr Lewis

 

Email Address: [1][FOI #341177 email]  

FOI Request Reference: FOIA4482 - Bullying Information

Thank you for your written communication of 22/06/2016.

Your request has been referred to the responsible officer and a response
should be made within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days from the
date of receipt.

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Please ensure that any further communication in relation to this matter is
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quoting the reference FOIA4482 in all communications.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

 

Freedom of Information Officer

Legal and Democratic Services

Scarborough Borough Council

e:  [2][Scarborough Borough Council request email]

t:01723 232323

f:0870 2384159

w:  [3]www.scarborough.gov.uk

 

 

 

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear [Name]

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - FOIA4482 - Bullying Information

Thank you for your request which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). You requested the following information:

Request
Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most important:

a) Please inform me of the cost of dealing with this request.
R: Within parameters

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

R: 12

2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the
complainant?

R: 2

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed somewhere within these questions:

3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the
complainant went on to Appeal?

R: 0

4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?

R: N/A

5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?

R: N/A

6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?

R: N/A

7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1) did the complainant of
bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?

R: 0

8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current population within your authority's area?

R: 108,800

Review
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to the Freedom of Information Officer, Legal and Support Services, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HG or email [Scarborough Borough Council request email].

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Scarborough Borough Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF | Tel: 01625 545745 | Fax: 01625 524510 | Web: | www.ico.org.uk |

Yours sincerely

Gillian Mackenzie
Assistant HR Officer (ER), Human Resources, Scarborough Borough Council
e: [email address] | T: 01723 232315: Starfax 08701 911323
w: www.scarborough.gov.uk

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Gillian Mackenzie would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information request - Bullying in Scarborough Borough Council".

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Gillian Mackenzie would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information request - Bullying in Scarborough Borough Council".

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Mr Lewis

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - FOIA4482 - Bullying Information

Thank you for your request which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). You requested the following information:

Request
Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most important:

a) Please inform me of the cost of dealing with this request.
R: Within parameters

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

R: 12

2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the
complainant?

R: 2

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed somewhere within these questions:

3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the
complainant went on to Appeal?

R: 0

4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?

R: N/A

5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?

R: N/A

6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?

R: N/A

7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1) did the complainant of
bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?

R: 0

8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current population within your authority's area?

R: 108,800

Review
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to the Freedom of Information Officer, Legal and Support Services, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HG or email [Scarborough Borough Council request email].

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Scarborough Borough Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF | Tel: 01625 545745 | Fax: 01625 524510 | Web: | www.ico.org.uk |

Yours sincerely

Gillian Mackenzie
Assistant HR Officer (ER), Human Resources, Scarborough Borough Council
e: [email address] | T: 01723 232315: Starfax 08701 911323
w: www.scarborough.gov.uk

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Gillian Mackenzie would like to recall the message, "Freedom of Information request - Bullying in Scarborough Borough Council".

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Gillian Mackenzie, Scarborough Borough Council

Dear Mr Lewis

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - FOIA4482 - Bullying Information

Thank you for your request which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). You requested the following information:

Request
Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most important:

a) Please inform me of the cost of dealing with this request.
R: Within parameters

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

R: 12

2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the
complainant?

R: 2

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed somewhere within these questions:

3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the
complainant went on to Appeal?

R: 0

4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?

R: N/A

5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?

R: N/A

6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?

R: N/A

7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1) did the complainant of
bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?

R: 0

8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current population within your authority's area?

R: a) 740
b)108,800

Review
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to the Freedom of Information Officer, Legal and Support Services, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HG or email [Scarborough Borough Council request email].

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Scarborough Borough Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF | Tel: 01625 545745 | Fax: 01625 524510 | Web: | www.ico.org.uk |

Yours sincerely

Gillian Mackenzie
Assistant HR Officer (ER), Human Resources, Scarborough Borough Council
e: [email address] | T: 01723 232315: Starfax 08701 911323
w: www.scarborough.gov.uk

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