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FOI - Sickness absence [Dec 2024]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA181124-5101

Date of response:

Summary of request

Request:

This is an information request regarding Sickness Absence in councils. 

Please include the following information for 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:

  • Total number of days lost due to sick leave within the council
  • Total number of days lost to Mental Health issues within the council 
  • Total number of council staff who required sickness absence on mental health grounds
  • By Mental Health issues, we mean any staff member who required sickness absence due to anxiety, stress, depression, or any other mental health-related reason. 

 

Our response:

I can confirm that the GLA holds information within the scope of your request:

  2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

Total number of days lost due to sick leave within the Greater London Authority

5841 5406 4824

Total number of days lost to Mental Health issues within the Greater London Authority

1687 1113 1807

Total number of GLA staff who required sickness absence on mental health grounds 

66 55 74

*The GLA is London’s strategic government and does not operate in the same way as London’s Borough Councils.

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