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Select Committee on Defence Written Evidence

Bullying and abuse complaint statistics: Phase 1 and Phase 2 Tri-Service Training

ARMY


Year	No of formal complaints	Outcome

1999	2	1.	Case proven. NCO Instructor verbally warned.

2. Case proven. SAC charged with threatening behaviour.

2000

Three cases not proven.

2. One case proven. Fellow trainee awarded 28 days detention for assault.

2001	1	Case proven. Fellow trainee disciplined for fighting.
2002	0	—
2003	2	1.	One case not proven.

2. One case on-going.

The table above lists the number of formal complaints of bullying made by recruits, both against other recruits and members of training staff.

NAVY


Year	Establishment	Complaint	Remedial Action

1999	CTCRM	Racial Harassment Number of complainants—1	Accused formally charged with using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative words or behaviour (racial abuse). Found guilty at summary trial.
**	HMS RALEIGH	Racial Harassment Number of complainants—5	Accused formally charged with bullying. Pleaded guilty at Court Martial and was disrated with loss of good conduct badge and four other badges.
**	HMS RALEIGH	Sexual Harassment Number of complainants—5	Inappropriate comments and touching by senior rate instructor towards five Part 1 female trainees during instruction and whilst attending end of course run ashore. Instructor is the accused and charged as above.
	HMS RALEIGH	Sexual Harassment Number of complainants—1	No details available as RNSIB refused to divulge. Harassers were discharged from the Royal Navy.
	HMS RALEIGH	Bullying Number of complainants—1	Inappropriate remarks and comments by senior rates, leading to subsequent harassment by fellow class members. Senior rates involved were re-briefed on EO issues as well as trainees.
	HMS RALEIGH	Bullying Number of complainants—1	Instructor using unnecessary words and behaviour. RNSIB investigated and charges were recommended. SGT RM pleaded not guilty and was found not guilty by the court.
**	HMS RALEIGH	Bullying Number of complainants—5	Complaint arose during parallel RNSIB investigation ** disciplinary action as previous cases and letters of apology written and accepted.
2000	HMS RALEIGH	Sexual harassment Number of complainants—4	Inappropriate comments and touching by a senior rate instructor towards four female trainees. EO training and duties reassigned. Letters of apology written and accepted.
	HMS RALEIGH	Bullying Number of complainants—1	Trainees forwarded an anonymous letter detailing improper comments/remarks made by instructional staff Instructors rebriefed by CDR training and trainees addressed by CDR training.
2001	HMS RALEIGH	Bullying Number of complainants—1	Three ratings bullied and assaulted another rating. Investigation complete—case dealt with administratively, no further action.
2002	HMS RALEIGH	Sexual Harassment Number of complainants—1	Instructors humiliated and intimidated rating who took PVR In July 2002. Received written apology. Instructors received EO brief.

Note: ** These entries all refer to the same offender.
NB: These figures relate to initial training

Where discipline action has been indicated this has been reflected in the statistics provided for Question 8.

The Confidential Support Line (CSL) aims to provide a reliable, supportive listening service to military personnel and their families. Between April to December 2003 the CSL received 11 calls from RN personnel concerning Psychological Abuse, five calls concerning Verbal Abuse, two calls concerning Physical Abuse. There is no way of identifying the location of the caller so these calls cannot be linked to training establishments.



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