Mental health sick leave 975a/2024

FOI Reference: 975a/2024

Request:

Since January 1st 2020, how many police officers and staff working for your force have taken sick leave of any length due to PTSD, anxiety, stress, depression, or any other mental health condition? Please list the figures for police officers and staff separately and also provide the numbers broken up into yearly totals.

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

The following numbers of officers/staff have been absent due to psychological disorders:

Police Officers:

2020: 87

2021: 119

2022: 115

2023: 142

2024 1st January to 30th September: 136

Police Staff:

2020: 78

2021: 88

2022: 97

2023: 121

2024 1st January to 30th September: 83                                          

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/11/2024)