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Public Interest Disclosure (Protection) Bill

A Bill to provide protections for whistleblowers; to create offences relating to the treatment of whistleblowers and the handling of whistleblowing cases; to establish an independent body to protect whistleblowers and whistleblowing, in accordance with the public interest; to make provision for that body to set, monitor and enforce standards for the management of whistleblowing cases, to provide disclosure and advice services, to direct whistleblowing investigations and to order redress of detriment suffered by whistleblowers; to repeal the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: Committee stage (Commons)

The story so farThe Public Interest Disclosure (Protection) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 February 2020 by Dr Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party). It is now at committee stage in the House of Commons. At committee stage the bill is examined line by line and amendments can be made, before it returns for report stage.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 5 Feb 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons 25 Sep 2020
  3. Committee stage Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2021.