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Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information

Asked by Margaret MullaneLabourCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 35522

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the new legal duty of candour established in response to Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry will be applicable to past incidents.

Answered by Georgia Gould

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.

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