§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the rates of absenteeism in his(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental
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§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The estimated rates of sickness absence (average number of working days absence per staff year) for the Scottish Office core and its Executive Agencies other than the Scottish Prison Service were 9.6 days for 1995 and 8.5 days for 1996 (calendar years). The corresponding figures for the Scottish Prison Service are 12.5 days in 1995 and 10.8 days in 1996.
These figures are extracted from published reports by the Occupational Health Service, on behalf of the Cabinet Office, on sickness absence patterns across the Civil Service. The report for 1997 is not yet available.
Information on absence rates for Non-Departmental Public Bodies is not held centrally.