Charities: Disclosure of Information
Commons · Question 1742 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending protections for whistleblowers to charity trustees.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 May 2026
The whistleblowing protections provided by the Employment Rights Act 1996 apply to a broader range of individuals than other rights under the Act. For example, they also apply to trainees and certain self-employed NHS practitioners.However, the protection...