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<p /> <p>Prior to 1 June 2014, Probation services in England and Wales were delivered
through 35 Probation Trusts. Sickness absence information for the Trusts was published
in the Management Information Addendum to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts in each
year until 2013/14. Information on sickness absence, on a monthly basis is contained
in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Annualised Average Working Days Lost in Probation
Trusts - May 2010 to March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Probation
Service</p><p>Sickness Absence</p><p>Average Working Days Lost</p><p>May 2010 - March
2014</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Month</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Financial
Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2010/11</p></td><td><p>FY 2011/12</p></td><td><p>FY
2012/13</p></td><td><p>FY 2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.7</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Sickness absence is highly seasonal and therefore comparisons from month to
month within a year are not helpful. Comparisons from the same month in successive
years are the only reliable indicator of changes in absence levels.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>All 35 Probation Trusts ceased to provide probation services from 1 June 2014
as a result of the change to the structure of probation. On that date both the National
Probation Service and the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) were formed. Sickness
absence information was published for the new organisations for the first time on
17 November 2014, in the management information release, “Management Information for
Probation, 1 June – 30 September England & Wales”. This publication covered sickness
absence data for the period from June to September 2014. The information published
at that time is contained in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National Probation
Service staff</p><p>Sickness Absence</p><p>Average Working Days Lost</p><p>June -
September 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>Sep-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note: Sickness absence information is subject to final cleaning at the end
of the financial year so the information presented in the Management Information Addendum
to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts will differ from the information as it was
published in November 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The information in the table above relates
to the four months immediately following the transition to the new probation structure.
We take the health and wellbeing of probation staff extremely seriously and we recognise
that the transition was a challenging time for them. Support arrangements were in
place from the outset and staff continue to be supported.</p><p> </p><p>Sickness absence
for the whole of 2014/15 will be published on 30 July 2015 in the Management Information
Addendum to the NOMS Annual Report and Accounts. This will address the as yet unpublished
final period of probation trusts for April and May 2014, and for the NPS from October
2014 to March 2015.</p>
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