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1652750

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department's policies follow the Civil Service HR's wider model discipline policy.</p><p>This sits alongside a separate Whistleblowing/Raising a Concern Policy in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2023 13:16:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1640041

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2023 to Question 185568 on Mining: Industrial Disputes, whether his Department maintains a record of the reasons for which they have not disclosed documents under the thirty-year rule.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	186628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is committed to complying with the Public Records Act 1958 and has released records to The National Archives (TNA) up to 2002.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Records listed on TNA’s online catalogue Discovery include details to reflect exemptions, if they have been applied, to closed or retained records. If paper files that are open at TNA contain minor redactions, details to reflect exemptions being applied are included on a Dummy Card, which replaces the closed or retained extracts within the record. A process is in place to re-review closed and retained records at the 10-year point or when the agreed closure or retention period is about to expire.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The most recent Information Management Assessment published by The National Archives (https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/cabinet-office-ima-reassessment-report.pdf) gave the Cabinet Office an assurance rating of Green. There are no plans to change the record keeping practices of the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 186602 186603 186604 186629 question first answered 05/06/2023 16:00:38 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1541866

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases have been agreed by their Department in each year since 1 January 2010; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on (A) legal costs and (B) financial settlements for such agreements in each year since 1 January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	86581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Agreement for non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements are devolved to business units; the Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally. The Cabinet Office is, therefore, not able to respond due to the disproportionate cost of gathering this data.</p><p>The Cabinet Office follows the principles laid out in the Cabinet Office Guidance on Settlement Agreements, Special Severance Payments on Termination of Employment and Confidentiality Clauses which is published on the internet, when considering any settlement agreements.</p><p>The Government is clear that confidentiality clauses should not be used to prevent staff from raising or discussing allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/11/2022 12:41:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1537674

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many leak inquiries the Cabinet Office undertook in the last year; and what the outcomes of those inquiries were.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	74677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>It is government policy not to comment on the details of leak investigations.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/11/2022 14:04:27 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1460228

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 4 April (HL6397), how many non-disclosure agreements have involved payments of £100,000 or more over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Cabinet Office issued guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in the Civil Service, there are certain circumstances where departments are obliged to seek Cabinet Office Ministerial approval before using such clauses in a settlement agreement. This includes where the case has a proposed payment of £100,000 or more.</p><p>Data held by the Cabinet Office shows there has been one case over the last five years where Cabinet Office Ministerial approval was granted for use of a confidentiality clause to be used in connection with a settlement agreement with a proposed payment of £100,000 or more.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/04/2022 10:54:12 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1434996

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Non-Disclosure Agreements the Cabinet Office has agreed for each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Cabinet Office issued guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in the Civil Service, there are certain circumstances where departments are obliged to seek Cabinet Office Ministerial approval before using such clauses in a settlement agreement. This includes where the case meets any of the following criteria:</p><ul><li><p>involves a member of the Senior Civil Service;</p></li><li><p>is high visibility or is likely to be contentious;</p></li><li><p>has a proposed payment of £100,00 or more;</p></li><li><p>has a confidentiality clause that deviates from the recommended Cabinet Office wording or;</p></li><li><p>involves allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since April 2019, under the aforementioned Cabinet Office control, approval has been given for two uses of a confidentiality clause.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 04/04/2022 10:20:33 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1403862

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the whistleblowing guidance in place for his Office in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) January 2022.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	106893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is committed to ensuring high standards of conduct in all that it does. Ministers and civil servants share this commitment. If individuals suspect wrongdoing, they have a responsibility to speak up. The Cabinet Office also makes clear to staff that they should not make the assumption that someone else will come forward to report wrongdoing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In December 2019, the Cabinet Office enhanced its ‘Raising a Concern’ policy (previously Whistleblowing) to align with recent changes introduced by Civil Service HR. These changes were introduced as a result of some confusion in navigating the process and from staff feedback suggesting the term ‘whistleblowing’ has negative connotations. The Cabinet Office will review the existing policy and procedures in line with recently updated cross-government guidance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The associated guidance is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/02/2022 18:09:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis attachment 1 file name Raising a Concern.pdf title Raising a Concern
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1110566

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into with departmental staff in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	242807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>We have collected data on non-disclosure agreements as part of the central Cabinet Office requirement to do this since January 2015. We have had no non-disclosure agreements during that period.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/04/2019 09:48:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1091345

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will review the reported leaking of information from Cabinet meetings to determine whether the ministerial code has been breached.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	234253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The principle of collective agreement requires that ministers are able to express their views freely and frankly in private, and therefore any leaks from Cabinet or Cabinet Committees are taken very seriously, as are leaks of any Government information or material. If any breach is found it is dealt with under the Ministerial Code, Special Adviser Code, or Civil Service Code. It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on leaks other than in exceptional circumstances when it is in the public interest to do so.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/03/2019 15:15:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

896432

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many leak enquiries his Department has undertaken in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	140578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on security matters other than in exceptional circumstances when it is in the public interest to do so.</p><p>The leak of any Government information or material is not acceptable and the Government takes such incidents very seriously.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/05/2018 15:32:24 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett