A Bill to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to provide that disclosures of information about malpractice to a Member of Parliament where the disclosure is in the public interest be included as protected disclosures; and for connected purposes.
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This bill would make disclosures about malpractice to a Member of Parliament, where the disclosure is in the public interest, a protected whistleblowing disclosure under the Employment Rights Act 1996. If enacted, workers who report wrongdoing to an MP would be protected from retaliation by their employer and the disclosure would sit within the whistleblowing framework. It aims to improve accountability by enabling serious misconduct to be brought to Parliament’s attention.
The bill has had its first reading in the Commons (in 2013) and is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons. No further stages are noted in the provided information.
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19 Nov 2013
This Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
