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<p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) takes the wellbeing of our
staff very seriously and is committed to providing a high level of support. The Ministry
of Justice (MOJ) employ staff on behalf of OSSW and therefore the Office adopts and
applies MOJ wellbeing policies to our staff.</p><p> </p><p>MOJ published a report
on staff mental health and wellbeing in August 2019:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/827763/moj-voluntary-reporting.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/827763/moj-voluntary-reporting.pdf</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The report covers the four positive wellbeing measures used by the Office of
National Statistics (ONS) for the UK population: life satisfaction, sense of purpose,
happiness and anxiety.</p><p> </p><p>The Office uses a wide range of MoJ policies
that support wellbeing, including a carers charter and passport. During the past 12
months, MoJ has introduced guidance on supporting victims of domestic abuse (November
2018) and a policy to support EU nationals (August 2019). In August, MoJ introduced
the Gender Identity and Intersex Policy and Guidance for staff who identify as transgender,
non-binary and intersex. This sets out standards of behaviours and useful resources
to ensure everyone is treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OSSW staff can
access a range of MoJ wellbeing services which include: access to internal mental
health first aiders, the 24/7 hour employee assistance helpline, occupational health
referral and counselling sessions (if deemed appropriate) and membership of relevant
employee support networks.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to MoJ policies, the Office engages
with other Government Departments in the UK Governance Group to raise staff awareness
of wellbeing techniques. This includes discussion of staff wellbeing at staff events
and senior leadership meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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