Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 109976
Disclosure of Information
Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Question
Mark Pritchard
Conservative — The Wrekin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take legislative steps to amend the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 to protect whistleblowers from (a) illegal and (b) unethical work placed practices.
Answer
Kate DeardenWorkers in Great Britain are protected from detriment or dismissal under the whistleblowing framework in the Employment Rights Act 1996, as amended by the Public Interest and Disclosure Act 1998, if they ‘blow the whistle’ on wrongdoing and certain condit...
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