Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 31536

Disclosure of Information: Law

Tabled: 13 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Phil Brickell

Labour — Bolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to update whistleblowing laws.

Answer

Justin Madders

The Government is updating whistleblowing laws through the Employment Rights Bill which will strengthen the protections for whistleblowers, by making it explicit that sexual harassment can be the basis for a protected disclosure.