The number of former HM Customs and Excise (HMC and E) employees on the HMC and E payroll on long-term sickness absence on 1 June of each year since 1997 are:
1 June: Number of absences 1997 308 1998 319 1999 311 2000 319 2001 349 2002 334 2003 334 2004 319 2005 289 2006 268
A long-term absence is defined here as one which has lasted more than four consecutive weeks.