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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sick Leave

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 26 September 2025UIN 74152

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.

Answered by Ian Murray

Sickness absence data for the Civil Service, including departmental breakdowns is published annually, and is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence.The next update will be for the year ending 31st March 2025.

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