TIMELINE

2024

Report from Treasury Select Committee parliamentary inquiry: ‘Sexism in the City’ recommends banning NDAs as report shows shocking prevalence of misuse siting CBMS evidence submission.

Report from WESC parliamentary inquiry: ‘Misogyny in Music’ finds distressing amount of misuse of NDAs and calls for ‘retrospective moratorium of NDAs’ siting CBMS evidence submission.

Dame Maria Miller MP tabled amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill to broaden the definition of victim to include people who have signed NDAs in cases of misconduct.

SRA Official Review into use of NDAs , resulting in a planned program of work to review their warning notice and identify gaps in knowledge and practise. Also a coordinated programme of education across all regulators creating harmonised cross sector guidance for professionals.

Legal Services Board (LSB) call for evidence on misuse of NDAs with 2024 report backing up CBMS data unequivocally.

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act banning NDAs in cases of sexual misconduct, discrimination and bullying passes through parliament and receives royal assent.

Devolved education departments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland sign up to CBMS pledge to no longer use NDAs in Higher Education.

Layla Moran MP (Lib Dem) tabled Private Members Bill to make provisions on content and use of NDAs.

Dame Maria Miller MP (Conservative) tabled Private Members Bill to ban the misuse of NDAs on launch day of CBMS.

SRA update warning notice on NDAs after sending Allen and Overy partner to solicitors disciplinary tribunal over Weinstein/Perkins agreement.

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy carry out consultation into NDAs measures to prevent misuse in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination.

Law Society publish updated Practise note on the use of NDAs and confidentiality clause in an employment context.

Second WESC parliamentary inquiry: ‘The use of non disclosure Agreements’. Zelda Perkins submitted evidence on NDA misuse.

Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) publish warning notice on misuse of NDAs after Weinstein/Perkins Investigation.

Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) parliamentary inquiry: ‘Sexual Harassment in the workplace’. Zelda Perkins gave evidence on NDA misuse.