Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 74595

Youth Custody: Sick Leave

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much staff time, in hours, was lost to sick leave in (a) the open estate, (b) the secure estate and (c) Young Offenders Institutions in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Sickness is measured across the Civil Service in working days lost rather than the number of hours lost.The number of working days lost to sickness is published in the HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly publication which is available here...

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