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Home Office: Disability and Mental Illness

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 7 November 2025UIN 86287

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability, broken down by grade.

Answered by Sarah Jones

While the self-declaration field for disability and absence data will indicate a mental health condition or a physical disability, this will not confirm the presence of either and therefore this information is not held.

However, the number of staff who have declared they have a disability by grade is published and can be found via the link below.

Home Office workforce diversity statistics - GOV.UK

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