Number of people signed off work with depression

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing in connection with your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information relating to working days
"lost" to depression, which I received today.

I have forwarded your request for information to Kim Waterton. I will
contact you shortly if she requires any additional information in order to
respond to your request appropriately. I will also contact you if she
feels your request may fall under a requirement for a fee to be levied
regarding the request for information this fee will need to be paid prior
to the request for information being answered.

Every effort will be made to respond to you within 10 working days of
receipt of your request. However, if because of the nature of your
request further investigations are necessary, we will respond within the
20 day maximum entitled to us under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In the meantime, if you have any further comments relating to your
request, please contact the above-named officer quoting reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

Jennifer Griffin

Information Systems
Wycombe District Council
Queen Victoria Road
High Wycombe
HP11 1BB
01494 421190

"S. James" To FOI requests at
<[FOI #16802 email]> Wycombe District
Council
12/08/2009 20:24 <[Wycombe District Council request email]>
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Subject Freedom of Information
request - Number of
people signed off work
with depression

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of information act please can you let me know the
number of working days lost each year for the past 10 due to
"stress, anxiety and depression"

Also please can you let me know how many employees for each were
retired on the grounds of ill-health each for the past 10 years.

Please separately state dismissals in this as well where ill health
was brought up as a factor.

Yours sincerely,

S. James

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Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information dated 12 August 2009 concerning
working days lost through stress, anxiety, and depression.

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 .
I can confirm that Wycombe District Council does hold information falling
within the description specified in your request for the last eight years
but not the years previous. Please find the relevant details below;

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection. In
most cases the copyright will be owned by Wycombe District Council. The
copyright in other information may be owned by another person or
organisation, as indicated in the information itself.

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remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

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request and wish to make a complaint or request an review of our decision,
you should write to the Complaints Co-ordinator, Wycombe District Council,
Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BB.

If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by Wycombe District Council. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner***s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Jennifer Griffin

Information Systems
Wycombe District Council
Queen Victoria Road
High Wycombe
HP11 1BB
01494 421190

"S. James" To FOI requests at
<[FOI #16802 email]> Wycombe District
Council
12/08/2009 20:24 <[Wycombe District Council request email]>
cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Number of
people signed off work
with depression

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of information act please can you let me know the
number of working days lost each year for the past 10 due to
"stress, anxiety and depression"

Also please can you let me know how many employees for each were
retired on the grounds of ill-health each for the past 10 years.

Please separately state dismissals in this as well where ill health
was brought up as a factor.

Yours sincerely,

S. James

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