Jobcentre safety measures have again been called into question

following a horrific knife attack in front of staff and customers - the second at Croydon's Jobcentre in less than two years. Staff are receiving counselling after witnessing the incident, when a man in his early 20s was stabbed in the side of his head. The incident follows one in August 2001 when two police officers were seriously injured responding to a disturbance. A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions said safety risk assessments are carried out regularly 'but significantly after an incident has occurred.' Civil service union PCS has been campaigning for additional safety measures in jobcentres. A PCS survey last year found workers in jobcentres feared violence more than workers in any other job.
The injured employee is said to be in a stable condition.