May 20, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Health and Wellbeing (Including Sick Absences and Retirement)
Request Number: FOI/14521
Category: Human Resources - Absence
Subject: Officers & Staff on sick leave due to psychological reasons
Request and 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 does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
Total number of PSNI Officers & Staff on sick leave due to psychological reasons in financial years 2024/2025.
Answer
There have been 1032 Police Officers and 212 Police Staff on psychological sick leave for the financial year 2024/2025.
Request 2
Total number of occurrences officers & staff on psychological sick leave broken down by absence reason (such as stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc.) in financial year 2024/2025.
Answer
Please see outlined below a breakdown of the total number of occurrences for Police Officers and Police Staff on psychological sick leave broken down by absence reason in the financial year 2024/2025.
Police Officers:
Anxiety – 264
Depression – 52
PTSD – 102
Other Mental Illness – 99
Other Stress – 607
Police Staff:
Anxiety – 47
Depression – 17
Other Mental Illness – 48
Other Stress – 116
Request 3
Total number of PSNI Officers & Staff on sick leave due to psychological reasons in financial year 2024/2025 and subsequently left the organisation.
Answer
There have been 218 Police Officers and 28 Police Staff on psychological sick leave for the financial year 2024/2025 that have subsequently left the organisation.
Request 4
Estimated cost of sickness absence for PSNI Officers and Police Staff in financial year 2024/2025.
Answer
The estimated cost of sickness absence for the financial year 2024/2025 was £51.43m for Police Officers and £5.31m for Police Staff.