Luciana Berger – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have taken time off work due to stress in each of the last five years.

Mike Penning

The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of police officers who have taken time off work due to stress.

Policing, by its nature, can be a stressful and demanding job and it is the responsibility of chief officers, supported by the College of Policing, to ensure that good management systems are in place to support police in their work.

The Home Office recognises the importance of police welfare – last October we allocated £10 million to help support emergency services personnel and volunteers, focused on mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support for those who need it.