FOI 16502-25 - Officer Sick Leave

Request:

How many police officers are on stress, stress-related or mental health leave?
How many have been on leave for more than 7 days?
How many have been on leave for more than two weeks?
How many have been on leave for more than one month?
What is the longest a police officer (currently on the leave) - has been on this type of leave?

Response:

Officers absent with the recorded reasons of:
• Anxiety/Stress/Depression/Other Psych
• Anxiety/Stress/Depression/Other (Work).

All data as of 21st August 2025.

Number of officers – 30
Over 7 days – 27
Over 2 weeks – 25
Over 31 days – 15
Longest absence – 220 days

The numerical data presented in this response is an unaudited snapshot of unpublished data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.

Northamptonshire Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the production of statistical information for Freedom of Information responses.

The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when the data is used.