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Response
Response Pending
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Recommendation
The functions of the National Guardian’s Office should be taken over by the Parliamentary
and Health Service Ombudsman in England. The Ombudsman’s powers must be increased
to include:
a. investigating complaints that whistleblowing in the NHS has not been dealt
with adequately
b. assisting whistleblowers by referring their concerns to the relevant NHS bodies
and overseeing the response.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 16 Sep 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
England
Page Reference
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Section Reference
Chapter 31
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Responsible Bodies
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Primary
Last formal update
No formal updates