FOI Request - Education Mental Health Absences
Request 101002997313
I am looking for information on the following:
• In each of the past three years how many education staff (teachers, headteachers, teaching support staff and nursery staff) have taken time off work due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years, how many working days in total were taken as absent due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years, what was the single longest period of absence taken due to mental health reasons?
• In each of those years how much did the local authority pay in sick pay due to mental health related absences?
Response 09-03-2022
The table below is based on teaching/support/nursery staff:
| Year | No. of employees | Total of Working Days | Longest Period | Total Cost to Council |
| 2018/2019 | 133 | 4746 | 305 | Not held* |
| 2019/2020 | 132 | 7183 | 365 | Not held* |
| 2020/2021 | 167 | 5956 | 365 | Not held* |
*This information is not recorded. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - information not held.