FOI 25-470 Light-Duties Staff
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-470 Light-Duties Staff
- Request Date
- 17 Oct 2025
- Response Date
- 03 Nov 2025
- Information Requested
Request for numbers of Ambulance personnel who received injury payment broken down in regions.
Request for numbers of Ambulance personnel who are on alternative, light duties broken down in
regions.
Dates from 1 January 24 to present.
- Response
Please see the table below detailing the number of staff who have a settled claim following an injury claim from 01/01/2024 - 21/10/2025.
Region
No of settled claims
UNKNOWN
8
EAST
8
WEST
5
NORTH
<5
For the given data, you will see that some of the figures are shown as, five or less than five, please note that this figure has been suppressed because the statistical value is less than five. The Scottish Ambulance service has a duty, under the Data Protection Act to avoid directly or indirectly revealing any personal details. It is therefore widely understood that provision of statistics on small numbers, five or less are statistically suppressed upon disclosure.
Please see the table below for a list of staff that have been placed on light or alternative duties from 01/01/2024-21st October 2025.
Region/Dept
Staff Headcount
East Region
175
North Region
150
National Risk and Resilience Department
67
ScotSTAR/Air Ambulance
32
West Region
185
Total
606
