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Policy & ResearchSince 1993, Protect has been leading the charge to ensure whistleblowers get the protection they deserve. We've pushed for regulators, the police, and the government to take public interest concerns seriously and act on them. We work hard to make this happen by lobbying politicians, regulators, and anyone else who can help make ... Read more

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Protect is the UK’s leading whistleblowing charityWe aim to stop harm by encouraging safe whistleblowing. Our Advice Line supports more than 3,000 individuals each year and we have handled more than 50,000 cases since we were founded in 1993.Sign up to our newsletter Our latest reportDiscover how attitudes toward whistleblowing are shifting across generations in ... Read more

Nurse speaks up over medicine maladministration at care home

Delia (not her real name) worked as a nurse at a care home. Delia witnessed numerous incidents regarding the maladministration of medicine. This included overstocking out of date medication and the administration of overdue and incorrect medication. She raised her concerns with her manager in the first instance, and escalated this to the care home … Read more

Manager convicted for theft in care home

Felix (not his real name) worked in a care home. He and some of his colleagues believed that a manager was stealing from residents by recording money as being given to particular residents when they had received none. Felix raised his concerns with the owners of the home and an investigation quickly found that Felix ... Read more

Will the pandemic improve care home whistleblowing culture?

Protect’s Head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons features in the latest issue of Care Markets magazine, discussing how Covid-19 has affected the sector. Protect, the UK whistleblowing charity, helps whistleblowers safely raise concerns about wrongdoing, abuse or poor practice. We run an advice line where whistleblowers can call us for free confidential advice about how to … Read more

Protect statement on Home Secretary whistleblowing tribunal

Following the news that an employment tribunal has been lodged against Home Secretary Priti Patel under whistleblowing laws, Protect Chief Executive Liz Gardiner said the case showed how “whistleblowing laws can be used to hold even those in the highest office to account.” She said: “Far too often we see managers and senior personnel disregarding … Read more

Charity begins at home

The story The Director and senior colleague of a community resource project had left their positions to take up new posts in a charity. To replace them, the project recruited a finance officer, CM, who had a lot of experience in the area, and appointed the deputy director to act as interim manager until this ... Read more

Theft from a care home resident

The story FA worked as a care assistant in an old people’s home. He and some of his colleagues were worried that SM, one of the managers, might be stealing cash from the residents. SM, looked after residents’ pocket money and kept a record of when sums were paid out. FA was fairly sure that ... Read more

What’s next for whistleblowing in the NHS

The National Guardian’s Office – the home of Freedom to Speak Up guardians (FTSU) and the champion for openness and transparency within the NHS – is to close and merge within the workings of NHS England. It was created just over 9 years ago following the recommendations from Sir Robert Francis KC’s “Freedom to Speak Up” review. With a number of changes coming for the health sector, whistleblowing and ensuring staff are confident to speak up is more important than ever. So what’s next for speaking up in the NHS?

Talkin’ bout my generation – does your age impact your attitude to whistleblowing

With the world of work undergoing seismic shifts in recent years – from the acceleration of remote working to growing expectations around corporate ethics – we wanted to find out how today’s employees feel about whistleblowing and what this means for employers. Supported by LBG, we commission a You Gov survey* and held focus groups to probe workers of different ages on how they view whistleblowing and what employers could do to encourage them to speak up.