Business Secretary seeks meeting with Information Commissioner to ensure 鈥榯horough鈥� investigation
Business secretary Vince Cable is seeking assurances that new allegations of blacklisting will be 鈥渋nvestigated thoroughly鈥�.
Following last week鈥檚 parliamentary debate, which approved a motion put forward on blacklisting by Labour counterpart Chuka Umunna, Cable condemned the practice but said there would be no major new investigation unless evidence is produced that the practice is ongoing.
However, the business secretary yesterday wrote to Information Commissioner Christopher Graham seeking a meeting on how any new evidence will be dealt with and how this will be co-ordinated with the ongoing inquiry by the Scottish Affairs select committee.
In the letter, seen by 星空传媒, Cable wrote: 鈥淕iven your responsibilities as Information Commissioner, I would like to meet with you to discuss how best to handle any evidence of any ongoing blacklisting that might emerge, drawing on your experience of the original investigation into The Consulting Association.
鈥淪ome of the accusations of blacklisting raised in the House go well beyond the issue of blacklisting of trade union members for which I am responsible.
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