Officer sickness days
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/009338/V
Version Date: 28/01/2026
The Alliance People Department has provided the following information:
These sickness figures have been taken from our quarterly sickness reporting which contains the data as at the last day of the relevant quarter (31st Mar, 30th Jun, etc.) as it was recorded on the system at those times. Any individuals who were on Extended Leave Break (ELB) or External Secondment at the time have been excluded from the data.
Please be advised that the sickness data within the snapshots does not have accurate working days lost in it, therefore any period of sickness that lasted longer than five calendar days has had a 5/7ths formula added to determine working days lost as accurately as possible (e.g. if the sickness period lasted 6 calendar days, 6 x 5/7ths = 4.29 working days lost). This is done to account for any potential weekends occurring within the sickness period, due to current system reporting limitations. This might not be 100% accurate as the data also does not take into account part time workers, flexible working patterns, etc. but it is how we are currently approaching our sickness data for working days lost for our reporting.
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1. Can you provide the total number of days that were lost to police officers taking sick leave between 01/01/2025 and 31/12/2025. |
Q4 24/25 (Jan - Mar) |
Q1 25/26 (Apr - Jun) |
Q2 25/26 (Jul - Sep) |
Q3 25/26 (Oct - Dec) (QA not yet complete) |
2025 Total |
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Cancer |
303.57 |
384.71 |
402.86 |
360.71 |
1451.86 |
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Cardiac/Circulatory/Metabolic |
526.86 |
389.86 |
392.00 |
374.00 |
1682.71 |
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COVID-19 - Coronavirus |
59.86 |
57.57 |
150.86 |
124.43 |
392.71 |
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Digestive |
874.71 |
746.43 |
757.43 |
843.86 |
3222.43 |
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Ear Nose and Throat |
813.14 |
591.14 |
562.00 |
629.14 |
2595.43 |
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Genito-Urinary |
110.86 |
83.57 |
76.71 |
96.57 |
367.71 |
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Gynaecological |
97.29 |
229.71 |
134.57 |
113.57 |
575.14 |
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Infectious Diseases |
55.86 |
20.00 |
48.86 |
39.29 |
164.00 |
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Maternity/Pregnancy Related |
120.86 |
162.14 |
97.29 |
153.29 |
533.57 |
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Mental Health |
6504.00 |
6915.57 |
8521.00 |
7832.71 |
29773.29 |
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Miscellaneous |
692.00 |
618.43 |
969.29 |
861.14 |
3140.86 |
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Musculo-Skeletal |
1558.00 |
1556.71 |
1697.71 |
1618.43 |
6430.86 |
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Nervous System Disorders inc Eye |
163.86 |
171.71 |
224.71 |
159.29 |
719.57 |
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Respiratory |
1813.29 |
543.57 |
763.86 |
2058.29 |
5179.00 |
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Skin |
46.14 |
49.00 |
24.00 |
26.29 |
145.43 |
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Grand Total |
13740.29 |
12520.14 |
14823.14 |
15291.00 |
56374.57 |
2) Can you provide how many days were lost in sick leave where mental health was cited as a contributing factor between 01/01/2025 and 31/12/2025.
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Officer Mental Health Sickness Days Lost |
Q4 24/25 (Jan - Mar) |
Q1 25/26 (Apr - Jun) |
Q2 25/26 (Jul - Sep) |
Q3 25/26 (Oct - Dec) (QA not yet complete) |
2025 Total |
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Grand Total |
6504.00 |
6915.57 |
8521.00 |
7832.71 |
29773.29 |
3) Can you provide a breakdown of the previous questions 1 and 2, and categorise them into groups regarding age, gender and rank.
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Officer Sickness Days Lost - Breakdowns |
Q4 24/25 (Jan - Mar) |
Q1 25/26 (Apr - Jun) |
Q2 25/26 (Jul - Sep) |
Q3 25/26 (Oct - Dec) (QA not yet complete) |
2025 Total |
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Age |
25 and under |
857.29 |
848.29 |
611.57 |
613.43 |
2930.57 |
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26-40 |
5170.00 |
4748.71 |
6193.14 |
5669.43 |
21781.29 |
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41-55 |
6975.43 |
6424.57 |
7260.00 |
8369.71 |
29029.71 |
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Over 55 |
737.57 |
498.57 |
758.43 |
638.43 |
2633.00 |
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Grand Total |
13740.29 |
12520.14 |
14823.14 |
15291.00 |
56374.57 |
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Sex/Gender |
M |
7289.00 |
6626.86 |
8326.57 |
8353.86 |
30596.29 |
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F |
6451.29 |
5893.29 |
6496.57 |
6937.14 |
25778.29 |
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Grand Total |
13740.29 |
12520.14 |
14823.14 |
15291.00 |
56374.57 |
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Rank |
CON |
10873.14 |
9782.71 |
11615.14 |
11858.14 |
44129.14 |
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SGT |
2202.00 |
1840.57 |
2444.86 |
2583.14 |
9070.57 |
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INS |
379.71 |
511.00 |
414.86 |
569.57 |
1875.14 |
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CINS |
183.57 |
185.86 |
170.29 |
73.43 |
613.14 |
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SUPN |
66.29 |
65.00 |
102.00 |
141.00 |
374.29 |
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CSUP |
35.57 |
135.00 |
72.00 |
65.71 |
308.29 |
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ACC |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
4.00 |
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Grand Total |
13740.29 |
12520.14 |
14823.14 |
15291.00 |
56374.57 |
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Officer Mental Health Sickness Days Lost - Breakdowns |
Q4 24/25 (Jan - Mar) |
Q1 25/26 (Apr - Jun) |
Q2 25/26 (Jul - Sep) |
Q3 25/26 (Oct - Dec) (QA not yet complete) |
2025 Total |
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Age |
25 and under |
261.00 |
484.29 |
360.71 |
222.57 |
1328.57 |
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26-40 |
2599.57 |
2359.71 |
3278.14 |
2573.57 |
10811.00 |
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41-55 |
3249.14 |
3766.00 |
4419.29 |
4649.00 |
16083.43 |
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Over 55 |
394.29 |
305.57 |
462.86 |
387.57 |
1550.29 |
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Grand Total |
6504.00 |
6915.57 |
8521.00 |
7832.71 |
29773.29 |
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Sex/Gender |
M |
3260.86 |
3756.14 |
4967.57 |
4316.00 |
16300.57 |
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F |
3243.14 |
3159.43 |
3553.43 |
3516.71 |
13472.71 |
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Grand Total |
6504.00 |
6915.57 |
8521.00 |
7832.71 |
29773.29 |
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Rank |
CON |
5379.14 |
5457.71 |
6636.14 |
6096.14 |
23569.14 |
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SGT |
785.14 |
933.86 |
1423.00 |
1315.43 |
4457.43 |
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INS |
198.57 |
343.29 |
296.14 |
289.71 |
1127.71 |
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CINS |
68.29 |
50.71 |
65.71 |
0.00 |
184.71 |
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SUPN |
64.29 |
65.00 |
34.29 |
65.71 |
229.29 |
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CSUP |
8.57 |
65.00 |
65.71 |
65.71 |
205.00 |
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Grand Total |
6504.00 |
6915.57 |
8521.00 |
7832.71 |
29773.29 |
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4) Can you provide a list of what support services your force provides for all police officers seeking mental health support.
Support from Line management team, colleagues (Peer Support), HR, EAP and our Occupational Health team.
As well as the above we have many external Organisations that we would signpost too, for example Blue Light Together and Oscar Kilo.
Misconduct Peer Support, plus a huge range of webinar recordings and a signposting sheet covering Stress/Anxiety and physical books we can share and signposting to Podcasts and to ted talks. The Wellness Team also runs regular ‘lunch and learn’ sessions covering lots of topics.