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The legal challenges for FCDO whistleblower Josie Stewart and the case for whistleblowing reform in the civil service

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In this blog Protect Legal Adviser Gabriel Radonich details the legal tests for media whistleblowing, and the challenges facing civil service whistleblowers. In December 2021, in the wake of the chaos surrounding the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Josie Stewart became a whistleblower. A senior official at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), she had ... Read more

Weekly News Round-Up / 16 March

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Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Whistleblowers against sexual harassment   Protect’s head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons, featured in last weeks Times article commenting on the CBI sexual harassment allegations. (The Times)  + TikTok’s handling of complaints about sexual misconduct is criticised by staff. (Financial Times)  + The government is supporting a private members … Read more

Application to amend ET1 

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You can use this template to apply to the tribunal to amend your ET1 form. Please refer to our webpage on Applying to Amend Your ET1 Form for guidance on how to amend your ET1 and what you should submit with this application.      

Appealing a dismissal

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You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer if you have been dismissed from your job because of whistleblowing. You can find more information about being dismissed or forced out for raising your concerns here. Download the template (doc) Download an example of how to use this template (pdf)

Escalate a whistleblowing concern internally

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You can use this template to help you escalate your whistleblowing concerns to a more senior manager if you already raised concerns internally and received no response or a negative response. Download the template (doc) Download an example of how to use this template (pdf)

Requesting feedback

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You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer asking for feedback on whistleblowing concerns that you have raised. You can find more information about asking for feedback here. Download the template (doc) Download an example of how to use this template (pdf)

Raising a whistleblowing concern

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You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer raising your whistleblowing concerns. We have more detailed guidance about raising whistleblowing concerns here. Download the template (doc) Download an example of how to use this template (pdf)

Weekly News Round-Up / 09 March

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Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Environmental whistleblowing  From 2010-2019, The Environment Agency (EA) visited 403 of England’s 7,000 sewage waste sites. The EA excuses the infrequent practises claiming they have other methods to scrutinise the compliance of these areas. Several EA and water company insiders knew the system would be a bad … Read more