Member

In December 2023, the National Audit Office published a report investigating whistleblowing in the civil service and setting out what further improvement is required. The election came before the Conservatives were able to act, but we hope the new Government will take forward new clause 6 to review the whistleblowing processes for public sector fraud. Elsewhere in Government, new protections have been proposed for NHS whistleblowers, but that should not be the end of the Government’s ambition. They must have their own house in order when they come after fraud and error on the part of the general public, and I would at least like to hear a commitment to addressing the National Audit Office report.