#duty-of-candour

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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
8 hours ago

Hillsborough Law will include duty of candour

A new Public Office (Accountability) Bill will require candour and cooperation from public officials in disaster investigations, with criminal penalties and funding for victims.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Hillsborough law will mean serious wrongdoing is punished, says Lammy

Public servants who deliberately cover up state-related disasters face up to two years' imprisonment under a new law establishing a legal duty of candour.
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