§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are taken to monitor the levels of absence through sickness and injury in police forces.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIn December last year the Home Office issued guidance to chief officers of police in England and Wales about the collection of data on sickness absence and assaults. Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary has also issued guidance and is paying particular attention to data collection and other aspects of sickness absence management. All police forces in England and Wales should now be monitoring sickness absence in a consistent way.