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Establishing an Independent Public Advocate

The Ministry of Justice is establishing an Independent Public Advocate role to provide statutory oversight and representation for vulnerable populations, particularly older people, children in care, and disabled children in residential settings. This responds to recommendations from multiple independent reviews and aims to create a unified mechanism for independent advocacy with authority to scrutinise public bodies and government decisions.

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16 Mar 2026 | Policy paper Ministry of Justice Context · primary home: Hillsborough Law linked

Hillsborough Law Bill

The government has introduced the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, known as the Hillsborough Law, into Parliament.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Hillsborough Law Bill
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↓ Duty of Candour fact sheet (3pp) ↓ Misconduct in Public Office Measures fact sheet (4pp) ↓ Parity of Arms fact sheet (4pp) ↓ Impact Assessment: Duty of Candour (10pp) ↓ Impact Assessment: Misconduct in Public Office Measures (10pp) ↓ Impact Assessment: Parity of Arms (13pp) ↓ Equalities Impact Assessment: Duty of Candour Measures (5pp) ↓ Equalities Impact Assessment: Misconduct in Public Office m… (8pp) ↓ Equalities Impact Assessment: Parity of Arms (11pp) ↓ Y Bil Swyddi Cyhoeddus (Atebolrwydd): Taflen Ffeithiau Cydr… ↓ Y Bil Swyddi Cyhoeddus (Atebolrwydd): Mesurau Camymddwyn me… ↓ Taflen Ffeithiau – Y Bil Swyddi Cyhoeddus (Atebolrwydd): Me…
30 Sep 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Justice linked

Independent Public Advocate: policy statement and statutory guidance

This page contains policy documents for the Independent Public Advocate (IPA).

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Independent Public Advocate: policy statement (20pp)
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↓ Independent Public Advocate policy statement (Welsh languag… (19pp) ↓ Guidance for the Independent Public Advocate (23pp) ↓ Guidance for the Independent Public Advocate (Welsh languag… (23pp)