Police Officer Retirements on Medical Grounds 2017 to 2021
Keywords
Retirements, Medical, Grounds, Retired, Medically, Mental, Health, Ill, Leaving, Reason, Related.
Publication Number
PUB 1394
FOI Reference Number
16657
Request Title
Police Officer Retirements on Medical Grounds 2017 to 202
Date Range
2017 to 2021
Information Requested
Please could you answer the following questions. 1a, could you please provide me with the number of police officers who were medically retired in each of the following years, and b, how many of those retirements were related to mental health? 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Disclosure with Exemptions
Full Disclosure
Information Correct as at
31 December 2021
Date of Disclosure
08 February 2022
Related Documents/Links
Mental Health Sick Days of Staff and Officers Taken 01 August 2018 to 01 August 2019
FOI 16657 Response
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 31 December 2021.
The Leaving Reason of Ill Health-Retirement has been used as a filter to answer this FOI request.
1a) Could you please provide me with the number of Police Officers who were medically retired in 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021?
|
Grand Total |
55 |
|
Financial Year |
Ill Health Retirements |
|
2016/2017 |
16 |
|
2017/2018 |
10 |
|
2018/2019 |
14 |
|
2019/2020 |
3 |
|
2020/2021 |
6 |
|
2021/2022 |
6 |
1b) How many of those retirements were related to mental health?
|
Grand Total |
13 |
|
Financial Year |
Number Related to Mental Health |
|
2016/2017 |
6 |
|
2017/2018 |
1 |
|
2018/2019 |
3 |
|
2019/2020 |
0 |
|
2020/2021 |
2 |
|
2021/2022 |
1 |
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