Figures released in a Freedom of Information Request have revealed that officers in Lancashire Constabulary took thousands of days off for reasons including stress, PTSD, anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance abuse and schizophrenia.

The Police Federation blames staff cuts for the number of days off taken for mental health reasons.

As part of a cost saving reorganisation police officer posts will have been reduced from 3,658 in 2009 to 2,962 in 2017.

Reported by Accrington News. You can read the full story here. 

Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.