07 February 2008
The Cabinet Office has published a report on sickness absence in the Civil Service, showing that in 2006-07 an average of 9.3 working days were lost per staff year to sickness absence across the whole Civil Service.
The table below sets out the comparable figures for the constituent parts of this department which were in place prior to the creation of the Ministry of Justice in May 2007.
The table shows that in the former Department for Constitutional Affairs an average of 7.0 working days were lost per staff year to sickness absence. This is less than the average of 9.3 working days across the whole Civil Service.
HM Prison Service sickness absence was 12.0 working days per staff year, which continues the improving trend of recent years.
| Working days lost per staff year | |
|---|---|
| Whole Civil Service | 9.3 |
| Former DCA | 7.0 |
| Of which: | |
| Magistrates Court Committee | 9.8 |
| HM Courts Service | 6.2 |
| Department for Constitutional Affairs | 4.6 |
| Public Guardianship Office | 3.3 |
| Scotland Office | 2.3 |
| Wales Office | 1.6 |
| Tribunal Service | 2.3 |
| HM Prison Service | 12.0 |
The Ministry of Justice takes sickness absence very seriously and as a consequence will continue to take action to address the level of sickness absence and the underlying causes, focusing on both active management as well as support for employees.