Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the average number of working days that staff in HM Passport Office were unable to work due to (a) sickness and (b) other reasons in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, and (iii) 2021.
Please see the table below.
Business Area | Year | Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) |
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HM Passport Office | Dec 2019 | 8.69 |
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HM Passport Office | Dec 2020 | 7.43 |
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HM Passport Office | Dec 2021 | 10.33 |
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Dec 2019 & Dec 2020: Adelphi - Home Office Human Resources Record System. | |||
Dec 2021: Metis - Home Office Human Capital Management System. | |||
Period Covered: 1st January to 31st December each year. | |||
Employee Coverage: In line with Cabinet Office guidelines on sickness absence reporting, the data is based on FTE of paid civil servants who had a sickness absence during the period covered. |
On the question relating to 'other reasons' this could cover a range of situations, would require clarification but would probably only be obtained by disproportionate effort.