FOI 1112-2024/25 Officer Sick Leave

Request
As my proposal was refused, I am happy to accept your proposal to answer Q1 and Q2 if I omit Q3 and Q4.

Between January 1st 2024 up to and including December 31st 2024:

Q1. How many police officers and staff working for your force have taken sick leave of any length due to any mental health condition? 

Q2. How many police officers and staff working for your force have taken sick leave of any length due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.  

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of absences due to mental health conditions at any time during the period 1 January to 31 December 2024, broken down by police officers and police staff:

Please note that the above data includes sick leave taken as a result of the following: Anxiety, Bereavement anxiety, Depression, Other mental disorders, Other stress, Post-Traumatic Stress or Work-related stress.

Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of absences due to Post-Traumatic Stress in the timeframe specified, broken down by police officers and police staff.

 Please note that:

• The data provided also includes individuals whose sick leave may pre-date 1 January 2024.
• The data represents the number of absences, not the number of staff, and therefore may include staff who have had more than one period of sick leave in the timeframe specified.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.