Officers who have committed suicide & sick days taken from 2019 to 2022 so far

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026798

I note you seek access to the following information:

REQUEST 1:
The amount of officers that have committed suicide in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and so far in 2022.

REQUEST 2:
The amount of sick days taken by officers due to stress or mental health related issues in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and so far in 2022.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

We do not centrally record formal cause of death. Initial notification of the death of a member of our team is recorded centrally, but this is often prior to cause of death having been confirmed. Local line managers provide support and information to our colleague’s family and their wider team.

The loss of a colleague is a tragedy for a policing family like the Met. We have an extensive wellbeing offer, which puts the needs of our people at its heart, to do all we can to support them to stay mentally and physically well.

The answer to request two is below:

2019	78,275
2020	69,187
2021	73,836
2022	66,567