Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 907644

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the intelligence services.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Bill will apply to all public authorities, including the intelligence services. At Second Reading of the Bill, the Prime Minister was clear that the duty of candour would need to apply in a particular way to the intelligence services to get the right ...

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