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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

UK ministers urged to pass bill protecting DEI whistleblowers

Timi Okuwa, chief executive of the Black Equity Organisation
Timi Okuwa, the chief executive of the Black Equity Organisation, which brought forward the whistleblower proposal. Photograph: RICHBARRPHOTO/RichardBarrphoto

Ministers have been urged to pass legislation that would protect whistleblowers who expose employers who flout forthcoming UK diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) laws.

The equality (race and disability) bill, which the equalities minister Seema Malhotra has described as part of the government’s “absolute” commitment to DEI, is expected to be published this year.

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