Disclosure of Information
Commons · Question 109976 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take legislative steps to amend the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 to protect whistleblowers from (a) illegal and (b) unethical work placed practices.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 10 Feb 2026
Workers in Great Britain are protected from detriment or dismissal under the whistleblowing framework in the Employment Rights Act 1996, as amended by the Public Interest and Disclosure Act 1998, if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain condit...