Question follow-through · 113308
Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who raise concerns about (a) misconduct, (b) political bias and (c) breaches of impartiality are protected from retaliation.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 9 Apr 2026 · 56 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who raise concerns about (a) misconduct, (b) political bias and (c) breaches of impartiality are protected from retaliation.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Apr 2026
Answer published
There are well established whistleblowing processes in place across government. Individual government departments are responsible for determining and setting their whistleblowing arrangements and procedures. In addition, the Civil Service Commission is an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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