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Simply using the term “whistleblower” in the Bill does not import any meaning that may exist for it in different legislative contexts. Copying and pasting some of these provisions into the Bill does not replicate an entire whistleblowing regime or substantially change the powers of the commissioner to deal with a whistleblowing issue versus a general service welfare matter. We do not doubt that the noble Baroness, like every Member of your Lordships’ House, wants to build trust and confidence in the commissioner, but legislation is not a communications opportunity; it is the law and must be clear to those who have to interpret it.