Employers have a legal duty to report physical assault under RIDDOR but not rape or sexual assault is not. This is a glaring injustice and requires victims of sexual assault, predominantly women, to have to resort to the police or employment law. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) mandate that accidents or dangerous occurrences, which occur in the workplace, are reported to the relevant authorities. However, the application of the regulations inexplicably exclude the reporting of rape and sexual assault, crimes that lead to severe physical, emotional, and psychological harm. 

This gap in RIDDOR is not only a grave oversight but a disservice to victims who suffer enormously in silence. By not mandating the reporting of such life-changing incidents, we are implicitly allowing them to continue unchallenged, creating an unsafe work environment. Without RIDDOR reporting, we cannot establish a reliable basis for national decisiom-making amd determining the effectiveness of policy.

Implementing a RIDDOR requirement for workplaces to report rape and sexual assault gives power to victims, ensuring transparency and accountability. It would establish a safer and more supportive atmosphere, helping prevent such occurrences from happening by creating deterrence and encouraging vigilance.

Our actions must mirror our condemnation of sexual violence. Employers, by law, should be held accountable to report on these incidents so that appropriate structural and protective measures are taken swiftly. We urge the Govenment and Health and Safety Executive to bring rape and sexual assault within the ambit of RIDDOR reporting in policy and in practice.

Sign this petition if you agree that sexual violence should never be shrouded in silence and should be urgently addressed, especially in workplaces. Together, let's take a stand for justice and safety.