Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 108244
Broadcasting: Disclosure of Information
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour — Salford
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of whistleblowing protections for employees of publicly owned broadcasters under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
Answer
Ian MurrayOur public service broadcasters, publicly owned or otherwise, rightfully remain independent of Government, but their employees like most in Great Britain are protected under the whistleblowing framework in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended by the...
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