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- When blowing the whistle, the information must be disclosed to a prescribed person and the disclosure must be made without malice. It is also essential for employees to understand the concept of a “qualifying disclosure” and the requirement that the information disclosed is in the public interest.
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The whistleblowing provisions protect any ‘worker’ who makes a ‘protected disclosure’ of information, from being dismissed or penalised by their employer because of the disclosure. ‘Worker’ has a broad definition and applies to anyone who works (or worked) under a contract in the UK.
What the law protects whistleblowers from. By law (the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998), whistleblowers are protected from: unfair dismissal – if someone is dismissed for whistleblowing, it will be treated as an automatic unfair dismissal; detriment; Detriment means someone experiences one or both of the following because they made a ...
Jun 6, 2023 · You can also whistleblow about someone trying to cover up information about any of these issues. You can make a qualifying disclosure about an issue that's happened at any time. This includes if it's likely to happen in the future.
Jun 6, 2023 · By law (the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998), you can make a whistleblowing disclosure to one of the following: your employer. a legal adviser. government ministers – this only applies if you work for a statutory body. another person who is responsible for the wrongdoing.
- What is Whistleblowing? Whistleblowing is when an employee reports suspected past, present or imminent wrongdoing, or an attempt to conceal wrongdoing.
- What can I raise under the Whistleblowing Procedure? Concerns can relate to matters of policy or misinterpretation of policy or it can relate to (but not limited to) the following when they are carried out either by the CPS, part of the CPS or by an individual(s) in their role or capacity within the CPS
- What is the Civil Service Code? The Civil Service Code sets out the duties and responsibilities of civil servants. Civil servants are expected to carry out their role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its four core values: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
- What is the Civil Service Commission and what type of concern can I raise with them? The Civil Service Commission have been helping to uphold the standards of the Civil Service since their original appointment in 1854.
The wrongdoing you disclose must be in the public interest. This means it must affect others, for example the general public. As a whistleblower you’re protected by law - you should not be...
The Prescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) Regulations 2017 require prescribed persons to report annually on whistleblowing disclosures made to them. There were 252 whistleblowing disclosures made to us about external bodies from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
