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748252

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date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in her Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The concept of protected disclosure is important to the Department. The Home Office reformed its approach to whistle blowing measures from November 2015. Full records became readily available in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>35 referrals were made to a central reporting line in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on how many of these were found to be valid. In addition, we do not hold a record of how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making a disclosure because most staff may elect to remain anonymous.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:23:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748279

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>There have been no protected disclosures made by staff within my Department.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/07/2017 11:30:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748286

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>No protective disclosures were made by staff in the Scotland Office in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/07/2017 11:26:10 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748304

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 11/07/2017 11:59:56 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748330

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many of those disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of those disclosures; and how many staff subsequently left his Department's employment.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>For the purposes of this response, we have interpreted ‘<em>protected disclosures’ as a </em>referral received via the DWP Whistle-blowers Hotline that has been classified under the definitions in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA). We have interpreted <em>‘staff alleged detriment’ </em>as staff members reporting a grievance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protected disclosures received (Whistle-blower referrals)</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protected disclosures found to be valid</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1 (8 cases ongoing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff alleging detriment as a result of these disclosures</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff leaving the Department as a result of detriment following raising a disclosure</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*2017/18 data covers the period 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/07/2017 14:18:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders