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Conditions of Employment

Commons · Question 86385 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he plans to take legislative steps to place a statutory duty on leaders in the (a) public and (b) private sectors to embed (i) inclusive governance and (ii) protective leadership practices.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 5 Nov 2025

The Companies Act 2006 requires directors to have regard to employee interests and to the impact of the company’s operations on the community and the environment. The UK Corporate Governance Code includes provisions that support inclusive governance, incl...