HC Deb 02 February 1993 vol 218 cc126-7W
Mr. Sweeney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many days per officer for each police force in England and Wales were lost due to(a) assault-related sick leave and (b) sick leave not due to assaults, in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

Mr. Charles Wardle

The information requested for 1990 and 1991 is shown as follows. The figures for 1992 are not yet available.

Force Days lost due to assault-related sickness 1990 Days sick non-assault 1990 Days lost due to assault-related sickness 1991 Days sick non-assault 1991
West Midlands — 48,785 1,279 64,594
West Yorkshire 2,455 55,160 2,880 61,815
Wiltshire 456 9,829 400 9,293
SUB TOTAL 43,036 1,094,600 43,004 1,167,454
Metropolitan Police 7,598 353,091 10,564 310,343
TOTAL 50,634 1,447,691 53,568 1,477,797