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Written question asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) on Wednesday, 20 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2020. It was answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment: Mental Health

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what elements of Thriving at Work: The Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers, published in October 2017, have been implemented.

Answer

The Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers, published in October 2017 set out recommendations for how employers can better support the mental health needs of all those in employment. The recommendations included some for the Government to implement and some that required leadership from outside government. The recommendations were accepted in full in November 2017 and progress is being overseen by the Work and Health Unit.

Our assessment is that of those that the Government is responsible for all are complete or progressing satisfactorily, subject to legislative or IT solutions.

Of those recommendations that sit outside Government, the Leadership Council, made up of key employer representatives was set up to take ownership for driving implementation by employers. We continue to actively work with them to support them in their progress.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4746
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Employment Mental health
Link
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