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<p>The total working days lost for the past three financial years due to Mental Health
related sickness absence is included in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total days lost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015
– 2016</p></td><td><p>167288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 – 2015</p></td><td><p>171543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013
- 2014</p></td><td><p>152019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data includes
staff employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Headquarters, HM Courts and Tribunals
Service, National Offender Management Service, Legal Aid Agency, Criminal Injuries
Compensation Authority and Office of the Public Guardian.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ is
committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of all of its employees and to reducing
sickness absence levels. The department’s wellbeing strategy, which was launched in
November 2015, was designed specifically to reflect the primary causes of sickness
absence including mental health. It contains reference to support available to both
employees and managers. To coincide with the launch, Directors General in NOMS and
MoJ HQ were appointed as senior advocates for attendance management and wellbeing
in MoJ.</p>
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