A Bill to establish an independent Office of the Whistleblower to protect whistleblowers and whistleblowing in accordance with the public interest; to make provision for the Office of the Whistleblower 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 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.
House of Commons
3 May 2022
The Whistleblowing Bill would create an independent Office of the Whistleblower to protect people who raise concerns and standardise how their cases are handled. It would provide advice and disclosure services, oversee investigations, and order redress for detriment, with new offences for mistreatment; and it would repeal the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
The bill is currently at second reading in the House of Commons. If it advances, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
