Whistleblowers

Lord Patel of Bradford Excerpts

Monday 28th October 2024 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)]

The noble Lord makes an interesting point. I will take that back to the Secretary of State and discuss it with him further.

[Lord Patel of Bradford (Non-Afl)]

My Lords, if we go down the road of an office of the whistleblower, which is an excellent idea, could the Minister take back that we need to put something in legislation to protect whistleblowers who are attacked in a vile way on social media, to the point of almost committing suicide? We need really strong protections.

[Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)]

My noble friend makes an important point. I cannot emphasise enough how important these things are. We need to protect whistleblowers and make sure that their concerns are taken seriously, and we need to create a culture in which their views are respected rather than denigrated.