§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the rates of sick leave reported in each police force in each of the last three years. [78391]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is shown in the tables.
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Police days lost through sickness 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Avon and Somerset 32,498 35,051 30,326 Bedfordshire 11,209 12,205 15,539 Cambridgeshire 15,730 14,115 14,018 Cheshire 28,867 25,787 28,416 City of London 10,446 10,753 10,326 Cleveland 18,488 18,761 17,709 Cumbria 10,138 10,519 11,870 Derbyshire 21,939 25,271 24,953 Devon and Cornwall 28,722 30,527 30,259 Dorset 14,058 13,219 14,403 Durham 18,154 18,830 17,104 Dyfed-Powys 11,110 11,777 10,585 Essex 25,533 28,399 34,066 Gloucestershire 11,412 12,725 11,934 Greater Manchester 103,602 107,360 106,894 Gwent 10,273 12,804 12,576 Hampshire 27,784 32,241 36,665 Hertfordshire 20,162 23,914 20,462 Humberside 27,267 24,798 24,212 Kent 39,368 36,335 36,564 Lancashire 47,205 37,766 37,419 Leicestershire 26,632 27,389 23,840 Lincolnshire 14,255 16,910 14,465 Merseyside 78,554 80,165 54,011 Metropolitan Police 272,131 396,768 394,568 Norfolk 15,115 13,253 15,053 Northamptonshire 13,953 12,382 14,744 Northumbria 43,771 39,935 43,329 North Wales 16,624 12,075 13,882 North Yorkshire 16,058 14,524 14,925 Nottinghamshire 33,172 29,951 29,529 South Wales 43,932 * 50,147 South Yorkshire 37,862 36,422 38,827 Staffordshire 28,767 32,397 28,868 Suffolk 9,817 10,059 10,581 Surrey 16,994 18,967 21,998 Sussex 40,811 39,302 36,835 Thames Valley 45,425 43,685 45,027
Police days lost through sickness 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Warwickshire 13,179 12,284 13,476 West Mercia 24,883 25,055 23,584 West Midlands 68,861 96,992 89,881 West Yorkshire 54,102 56,388 60,536 Wiltshire 10,468 11,289 10,219 Provincial total 1,187,200 1,172,581 1,200,057 England and Wales total 1,459,331 1,569,349 1,594,625 Notes:
* Figures not available due to changes in data collection methods
Average days lost through sickness per police officer 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Avon and Somerset 11 12 10 Bedfordshire 10 11 14 Cambridgeshire 13 11 11 Cheshire 15 13 14 City of London 12 12 12 Cleveland 13 13 12 Cumbria 9 9 10 Derbyshire 12 14 14 Devon and Cornwall 10 11 10 Dorset 11 10 11 Durham 13 13 12 Dyfed-Powys 11 12 11 Essex 9 10 12 Gloucestershire 10 11 11 Greater Manchester 15 15 15 Gwent 10 10 10 Hampshire 8 9 11 Hertfordshire 12 14 12 Humberside 13 12 12 Kent 13 11 11 Lancashire 15 12 11 Leicestershire 14 14 12 Lincolnshire 12 14 12 Merseyside 17 19 12 Metropolitan Police 10 14 15 Norfolk 11 9 10 Northamptonshire 12 10 12 Northumbria 12 11 13 North Wales 12 9 10 North Yorkshire 12 11 11 Nottinghamshire 14 13 13 South Wales 15 * 17 South Yorkshire 12 12 12 Staffordshire 13 14 13 Suffolk 8 9 9 Surrey 10 11 13 Sussex 13 13 12 Thames Valley 12 12 12 Warwickshire 13 13 14 West Mercia 12 12 12 West Midlands 10 13 12 West Yorkshire 10 11 12 Wiltshire 8 10 9 Provincial total 12 12 12 England and Wales total 12 12 13 Notes:
* Figures not available due to changes in data collection methods