Ill-health
For each of the last three years how many police
officers does Cheshire employ?
Officer headcount by year
| Year |
Total |
| 2006 / 2007 |
2260 |
| 2007 / 2008 |
2185 |
| 2008 / 2009 |
2193 |
| Total |
6638 |
please note also that this information is provided by the Home
Office up to March 2008, please see
Home Office Numbers
For each of the last three years how many police officers
have been fully operational, i.e. able to be deployed to front line
duties?
Count of officers available for front line duties by
year
| Year |
Total |
| 2006 / 2007 |
2230 |
| 2007 / 2008 |
2162 |
| 2008 / 2009 |
2171 |
| Total |
6563 |
For each of the last three years how many police
officers have been unable to be deployed to front line duties
because of ill-health?
Restricted / recuperative as of year
| Year |
Total |
| 2006 / 2007 |
30 |
| 2007 / 2008 |
23 |
| 2008 / 2009 |
22 |
| Total |
75 |
For each of the last three years, what proportion of
officers unable to be deployed to front line duties because of
ill-health is due to:- stress, depression, mental illness, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder, substance misuse or work-related
injury?
To provide this information would require a manual examination
of personnel files as it is not held electronically. This it is
estimated would exceed the appropriate limits. The appropriate
limit is defined in the Data Protection and Freedom of Information
(Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004, which is covered by
statutory Instrument Number 3244 of 2004. Furthermore, Section 12
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows a public authority to
refuse to respond to a request for information where the cost of
compliance would exceed the appropriate limit as defined by the
above mentioned regulations.
For each of the last three years, what is the total cost
to the taxpayer of days taken where officers cannot be deployed to
front line duties?
There is no information held (Please note this information would
not be held for several reasons. Firstly, there is not usually any
additional cost to the taxpayer, as the provision of a forces
budget does not change due to sickness. Secondly, the 'cost to the
taxpayer' would include, any other burden placed on other public
authorities, such as the NHS.)
For each of the last three years, how many days have
been lost per year where officers cannot be deployed to front line
duties?
Total number of working days lost by officers on recuperative
duties
| Year |
Total |
| 2006 / 2007 |
4655 |
| 2007 / 2008 |
3378 |
| 2008 / 2009 |
3043 |
| Total |
11076 |
Retirement
For each of the last three years, how many police officers (not
staff) have retired on the grounds of ill health?
Ill health retirees
| Year |
Total |
| 2006 / 2007 |
8 |
| 2007 / 2008 |
14 |
| 2008 / 2009 |
4 |
| Total |
26 |
For each of the last three years, what proportion of
officers retiring on the grounds of ill health was caused by:-
stress, depression, mental illness, anxiety, post-traumatic stress
disorder, substance misuse or work-related injury?
To provide this information would require a manual examination
of personnel files as it is not held electronically. This it is
estimated would exceed the appropriate limits. The appropriate
limit is defined in the Data Protection and Freedom of Information
(Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004, which is covered by
statutory Instrument Number 3244 of 2004. Furthermore, Section 12
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows a public authority to
refuse to respond to a request for information where the cost of
compliance would exceed the appropriate limit as defined by the
above mentioned regulations.
For each of the last three years what is the total cost
to the taxpayer of officers retiring on the grounds of
ill-health?
There is no information held. (Please note this information
would not be held for several reasons. Firstly, there is not
usually any additional cost to the taxpayer, as the provision of a
forces budget does not change due to sickness. Secondly, the 'cost
to the taxpayer' would include, any other burden placed on other
public authorities, such as the NHS.)
How many police officers facing disciplinary charges
retired/resigned on grounds of ill health before disciplinary
hearings were completed in each of the past three
years?
None
What was the total cost to the taxpayer of officers
facing disciplinary charges retiring or resigning on the grounds of
ill-health before disciplinary hearings were completed in each of
the last three years?
There is no information held.
In the last three years how many officers have been paid
an ill health retirement pension after being dismissed or being
required to resign from the force?
None