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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 October 2026

Debate

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Contribution

Equally, is it not the case that an official trying to undertake their duties under Clause 2(3) would be incentivised to notify an inquiry when their acts are almost certainly not, but may be, relevant to that inquiry? The words “may be relevant” are a very low threshold of connection. They are lower than “likely”, “probably” and other words which we could all think about. Do the Government really want authorities and officials whose acts are almost certainly not relevant to none the less notify them?

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