On 18 September 2020, the UK government confirmed that all government departments have whistleblowing policies in place. It confirmed that Civil Service HR has a model policy to support departments in ensuring their policies are effective. With regards to Parliament, the UK government stated that internal policies and procedures are a matter for both Houses and that the UK government respects the exclusive cognisance of each House to conduct its own internal affairs. It stated that it is clear that all institutions should have appropriate policies and procedures in place to ensure that they fulfil their responsibilities to safeguard children. In July 2020, the Co-operative Party stated that it had whistleblowing policies and procedures in its staff handbook. Between June 2020 and March 2021, the Green Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative Party, Plaid Cymru, the Ulster Unionist Party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, the Democratic Unionist Party and the Scottish National Party stated that they had updated policies and/or staff handbooks.