Record numbers of police on long-term sick leave costs taxpayer nearly £3 million per week - with Federation blaming 'poor management, rising assaults and increasing workloads'
- Posted on August 2, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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Record numbers of police on long-term sick leave costs taxpayer nearly £3 million per week - with Federation blaming 'poor management, rising assaults and increasing workloads'
Home Office figures show that the equivalent of 3,358 full-time officers across 43 forces were absent through sickness, at a cost to the taxpayer of nearly £3 million a week.
