Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the review of the whistleblowing framework announced by her Department on 27 March 2023, whether that review will consider the potential merits of establishing an independent Office of the Whistleblower.

The review will consider evidence related to the effectiveness of the whistleblowing framework in meeting its intended objectives: to enable workers to come forward to speak up about wrongdoing, and to protect those who do so against detriment and dismissal.

The full Terms of Reference for the review are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework/review-of-the-whistleblowing-framework-terms-of-reference.