Covid-19 Absence (1067A/21)
Request
Police Officers:
Q1: How many Police Officers reported absent as a result of contracting COVID-19 OFF Duty
Q2: How many Police Officers reported absent as a result of contracting COVID-19 ON Duty
Q3: In TOTAL, both OFF and ON duty, how many Police Officers reported absent due to contracting COVID -19
Q4: How many Police Officers reported absent as a result of having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone OFF duty who contracted COVID-19
Q5: How many Police Officers reported absent as a result of having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone ON duty who contracted COVID-19
Q6: In TOTAL, how many Police Officers reported absent due to having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone ON or OFF duty who contracted COVID-19
Q7: How many Police officers were absent due to having to shield from the risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace
Q8: Of those Police Officers absent due to self-isolation or shielding how many were able to conduct meaningful work from home
Police Staff Members:
Q9: How many Police Staff reported absent as a result of contracting COVID-19 OFF Duty
Q10: How many Police Staff reported absent as a result of contracting COVID-19 ON Duty
Q11: In TOTAL, both OFF and ON duty, how many Police Staff reported absent due to contracting COVID -19
Q12: How many Police Staff reported absent as a result of having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone OFF duty who contracted COVID-19
Q13: How many Police Staff reported absent as a result of having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone ON duty who contracted COVID-19
Q14: In TOTAL, how many Police Staff reported absent due to having to self-isolate after being in contact with someone ON or OFF duty who contracted COVID-19
Q15: How many Police Staff were absent due to having to shield from risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace
Q16: Of those Police Staff absent due to self-isolation or shielding how many were able to conduct meaningful work from home
Response
Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 13 – This information is not held.
Questions 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 and 16 (to May 2021) – Please find attached (1067A_21_attachment.xlsx).
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
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 those data are used.
If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.
Questions 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 and 16 (June 2021) – I can confirm that this information is held by West Midlands Police. However, we are withholding that information since it is exempt by virtue of Section 31(1)(a) – (Law enforcement).
This exemption and explanatory notes is shown here:
In line with Section 31 above, I am required to complete a Prejudice Test/Public Interest Test (PIT) on disclosure. Please find this PIT attached (1067A_21_PIT.pdf).