To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that care providers have a (a) clear and (b) enforceable duty of care towards employees who are victims of serious assaults in the workplace.
The Government condemns violent or aggressive behaviour towards social care staff. They have a right to expect a safe and secure workplace.The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA), and the health and safety regulations made under it, impose duti...
Social Services: Crimes of Violence