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Lord Shipley (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 October 2024

Debate

Whistleblowers

Contribution

My Lords, on 29 July I submitted a Written Question to His Majesty’s Government to ask “what payments they have made to whistleblowers in the NHS in each of the last five years (1) as part of non-disclosure agreements reached through out-of-court settlements, and (2) as the result of a decision by an employment tribunal”. I was very surprised by this part of the reply on 6 August: “The Department does not hold the information requested. National Health Service organisations are independent employers and have their own policies and procedures in resolving workplace disputes, which should be aligned to current employment law and good human resources practice”. Does the Minister agree that such an approach does not meet the need for public accountability and public audit, and that the Government and the public should know what sums are being spent, including legal costs?

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