Sick Leave
Commons · Question 94559 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Bradford Score Chart as a tool for monitoring short-term staff absences.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 2 Dec 2025
DWP is aware of the Bradford Score relating to the management of short-term sickness absence.We do not use the Bradford Score but we have a separate system for monitoring and managing sick leave.