<p>Staff who joined DECC before 31 March 2013 are entitled to 31½ days annual leave per year; staff who joined after that date are entitled to a maximum of 30 days annual leave per year. There are no targets on how much leave will be taken. DECC does not hold centrally information on annual leave taken and to answer this question would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p>The following table shows the number of days sickness absence recorded for DECC.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Asat 1 April to 31 March eachyear<br /></td><td valign="top">Averageworking dayslost<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">4.4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">3.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">3.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">2.7<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>DECC has a target to ensure the annual working days lost figure remains below the civil service average, which it has met.</p>