PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff (12 December 2016)

The Department is committed to ensuring the wellbeing and good mental health of its employees and has various ways in which this is done. The support includes intranet guidance material, trained Mental Health First Aiders, a staff Wellbeing and Mental Health group who offer peer-to-peer support and promote awareness of mental health issues more widely. Reasonable adjustments are also put in place where beneficial for individuals working arrangements. Additionally there is an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling support and the Occupational Health Service where individuals can be referred to by the Line Managers for assessment and recommendations to support the individual.