Question follow-through · 4486
Prisons: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) protections and (b) support mechanisms are in place for whistleblowers in prisons.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) protections and (b) support mechanisms are in place for whistleblowers in prisons.
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice has a comprehensive whistleblowing policy which all staff can access via the intranet. The policy sets out the protections and support available to a whistleblower. Protections include protection under the Public Interest Disclosur...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prison Officers and Probation Service
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Prisoners: Employment Schemes
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure there are sufficient paid employment opportunities for prisoners in Open Prisons.
Prison Sentences
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help decrease the number of short-term sentences which lead to rapid turnover in prisons.
Prison Sentences: Reoffenders
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on the reoffending rate.