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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 November 2025

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

On the protections for reporters in Amendment 288, the Public Interest Disclosure Act already provides a legal framework for protecting child abuse whistleblowers. Attempting to legislate for, for example, social shunning, reputational harm or informal exclusion would pose significant legal and practical problems. Therefore, I cannot accept that amendment.

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