Workplace Violence Risk Assessment
A polished five-point employer assessment for identifying hazards, testing controls, recording evidence and assigning priority actions.
Supports the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 duty to assess and control foreseeable risks of violence and aggression. The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 inserted section 40A into the Equality Act 2010. Section 40A is a current duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of employees, by anyone, including where third-party contact is foreseeable. It is not a general third-party harassment duty. General employer liability for third-party harassment starts on 30 October 2026, under section 21 of the Employment Rights Act 2025. Coming into forceThe Employment Rights Act 2025 changes on all reasonable steps and third-party harassment liability come into force on 30 October 2026 under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, statutory instrument (SI) 2026/1065. They are not current law before that date.


