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Protection for Whistleblowing Bill [HL]

A Bill to establish an Office of the Whistleblower to protect whistleblowers and whistleblowing and to uphold the public interest in relation to whistleblowing; to create offences relating to the treatment of whistleblowers and the handling of whistleblowing cases; to repeal the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; and for connected purposes

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)

The story so farThe Protection for Whistleblowing Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 13 June 2022 by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 13 Jun 2022
  2. 2nd reading Lords 2 Dec 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 Oct 2023.