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Commons · Question 6379 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Whistleblowing Framework and (b) protections provided to whistleblowers.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 14 Oct 2024

The whistleblowing framework provides routes for workers to make disclosures about wrongdoing or someone covering up wrongdoing. Workers who blow the whistle are entitled to protection from detriment or dismissal, and have a route to redress where this ha...