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National Health Service Public Interest Disclosure Support Bill

A Bill to make provision for the appointment, functions and powers of independent Support Officers for NHS employees who wish to make certain disclosures in the public interest; to place a duty on NHS trusts and others to co-operate with such Support Officers; to make consequential amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe National Health Service Public Interest Disclosure Support Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 16 December 2009 by Dr Richard Taylor (Independent). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

What the bill does

The Bill would make provision for the appointment of independent Support Officers for NHS employees who wished to make disclosures in the public interest, and specifies the functions and powers of these Support Officers. It would place a duty on NHS trusts and others to co-operate with the Support Officers, and would also amend the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 to take account of the provisions.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 16 Dec 2009
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 Apr 2010.