FOI 11637 and 11638 Officer sick leave

Ref No: FOI 11637 and 11638

Category: Human Resources

Request

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 11637 and Warwickshire Police 11638

I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 10^th April 2019. Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:

1. How many officers took sick leave for depression, anxiety, stress or post-traumatic stress between April 2018 and March 2019. By this, I mean where any of the terms 'depression', 'anxiety' or 'stress' or 'post-traumatic stress' appear in the description of the officer's illness.

Response

REPLY:

West Mercia Police 11637

Warwickshire Police 11638

Please note that where an officer has been absence more than once due to Stress or Stress Relates illness during this period they have only been counted once.