Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote whistleblowing in his Department and agencies.

The whistleblowing policy and whistleblowing awareness is regularly promoted within Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to staff so they are aware that any concerns they raise will be taken seriously, and that they will be protected and supported by the department.

MoJ has dedicated whistleblowing intranet pages with information and guidance on the policy and details of our dedicated Nominated Officers who staff can contact directly if they do not wish to raise the concerns with their managers.

As part of supporting Civil Service Whistleblowing Awareness Day on 21 September, MoJ will be running events for staff and promoting the importance of speaking up if there are concerns of wrong doing with internal communications articles and supporting materials.