FOI reference: FOI-2025-2550
You asked
I would like data on the amount of sick leave taken from employees within the UK civil service for as long back as possible please.
If you have comparable data on private sector this would also be fantastic.
We said
Thank you for your query regarding sickness absence in the UK civil service.
Civil Service sickness absence statistics are published by Cabinet Office.
ONS publish sickness absence in the UK labour market. The latest data available is for 2022. Different breakdowns are available including sickness absence in large public sector organisations and the private sector (see Table 13).