Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information
Lords · Question HL6375 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Storey
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to provide for a duty of candour for public bodies.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 11 Apr 2025
The Government has committed to implement a ‘Hillsborough Law’ which will place a legal duty of candour on public servants and authorities. The details of this Bill will be announced in due course.