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Disclosure of Information: Law

Asked by Phil BrickellLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 31536

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to update whistleblowing laws.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government is updating whistleblowing laws through the Employment Rights Bill which will strengthen the protections for whistleblowers, by making it explicit that sexual harassment can be the basis for a protected disclosure.

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