Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 73721

Public Sector: Accountability

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will undertake a public consultation on the proposed duty of candour.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Government has committed to implement a ‘Hillsborough Law’ which will place a legal duty of candour on public servants and authorities, and criminal sanctions for those who do not comply.We remain fully committed to bringing in this legislation and we...
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