Introduction At Protect, we advise thousands of whistleblowers a year on their public interest concerns. We signpost many of them to regulators and professional bodies on the Government’s list of prescribed persons when their employer fails to address their concerns, or when they cannot raise a concern with their employer, often for fear of reprisal. … Read more

Protect volunteer, Mathilde Woolford, discusses her experience volunteering for Protect and the experiences and opportunities it gave her In May 2022, I spent a week with the Protect team, a chance to completely immerse myself in whistleblowing law and client-company relations. Prior to my week spent with them, I had been briefed on what it ... Read more

Protect’s Head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons, discusses the Government’s ideas for tackling SLAPPs and how they might benefit whistleblowers.   In his foreword to the Government’s Consultation Response, in which new proposals to take action against SLAPPs are outlined, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab highlights the threat they pose to the UK:  ‘Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, ... Read more

Our July Newsletter is now out! Read about why the government's new bill of rights threatens free expression, why the Court of Appeal's judgment of Kong vs Gulf International Bank threatens workers rights, whether introducing criminal sanctions would better protect whistleblowers and much more. Read here All Blog PostsAmendments required to make the Hillsborough Law truly ... Read more

Protect legal adviser, Emma Darlow Stearn, discusses the potential negative impact on whistleblowers of the Bill of Rights Bill.  The Bill of Rights Bill (“the bill”), brought in to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the HRA”), has been widely criticised by lawyers, academics and civil society organisations across the political spectrum as at best, ... Read more

For World Whistleblowers Day 2022, on 23rd June 2022, our CEO Liz Gardiner spoke with Mark Steward of the Financial Conduct Authority about his view on the role of the regulator in protecting whistleblowers from victimisation and in challenging toxic cultures in the workplace. Liz: What would you say the role of regulators is in ... Read more

New Protect legal adviser, Phoebe Mather, discusses her experience volunteering for Protect and the opportunities it gave her. I began volunteering with Protect when I was nearing the end of my Bar Training Course. Employment law has long been an interest of mine due to the significance for the individuals who bring claims but also ... Read more

Recently, some in the whistleblowing community have suggested that there should be explicit criminal sanctions for those who victimise whistleblowers. In this blog Protect legal adviser Kate Austins discusses these proposals and argues that other techniques would be more effective in protecting whistleblowers.  The Public Interest Disclosure Act (“PIDA”) states that victimisation of whistleblowers at ... Read more

Protect legal adviser, Emma Darlow Stearn, shares some reflections on the relationship between whistleblowers and journalists inspired by 'What have whistleblowers ever done for us?', a panel event at the British Library.  This week’s panel event, What have whistleblowers ever done for us? at the British Library was subject to Chatham House Rules, which means ... Read more