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Ministry of Justice: Sick Leave

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 74164

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 Alex Davies-Jones

Information on sickness absence is published annually as part of the Civil Service Sickness Absence report.

Data has been published up to the end of the 2023/24 financial year and is available on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence-2024/civil-service-sickness-absence-2024-report.

Data for subsequent years, including those spanning the periods requested are due for publication, from early 2026 and annually following that.

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