Long Covid related retirement

Request Number: FOI/13990

Category: Human Resources - Health and Wellbeing

Subject: Long Covid related retirement

Request and Answer:

Request
Please can you tell me how many officers have medically retired (retirement on ill health grounds) owing to the impact of Long Covid?

Clarification Sought
Can you provide a timeframe to your request please? 

Clarification Received
Just to clarify as Covid is a novel disease that was first recognised by WHO in January 2020 please can you tell me how many officers have medically retired (retirement on ill health grounds) owing to the impact of Long Covid since January 2020.

Answer
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) does not hold information in relation to your requests. Enquiries made in relation to your request failed to locate any records or documents relevant to your request based on the information you have provided. 
 

A decision in regards to IHR is made by a SMP (Selected Medical Practitioner) on behalf of NIPB. The PSNI is not informed as to the reason a police officer or police staff member is medically retired, therefore this information is not held. 
 

Accordingly, we have determined that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does not hold the information to which you seek access.