{"value":{"id":758917,"askingMemberId":410,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-09-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-09-11T00:00:00","uin":"9415","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to promote whistleblowing in his Department.","answeringBodyId":203,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Exiting the European Union ","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4064,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-09-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Exiting the European Union has a whistleblowing policy which derives from the central Civil Service policy. The policy is written in accordance with the Civil Service Code and the Civil Service Management Code as well as in reference to the Public Interest Disclosure Act (1998). The department has outlined the policy in depth on the intranet which is accessible for all staff to see and refer to.</p><p>The department actively promotes a culture of speaking up.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Exiting the European Union: Disclosure of Information","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/758917","method":"GET"}]}