Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the following information:
• How many employees at ECFRS have been signed off work for stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder in the 12 months to 1 September 2024?
• Please also include the figures for the 12 months to 1 September 2020 and for the 12 months to 1 September 2014.
Response
Please see attached PDF which contains the information requested.
Additionally, you may find the following responses that are on our Transparency website, of interest:
FOI / 4142/ 2020 - Fire-fighters and mental health
FOI / 3976 / 2019 - Mental Health
We hope that you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essex-fire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.