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Why is the Government waiting to reform UK whistleblowing law?

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The Government is looking at evidence to conduct a review, so here are 4 compelling arguments from Protect for why reform is needed. ‘We do recognise how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing and believe that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations. It ... Read more

The UK Government must push for the immediate release of UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor

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British whistleblower Jonathan Taylor has lifted the lid once again on corruption involving revenues emanating from the major British oil company BP, as reported in today’s Daily Telegraph. Extradition Fight Jonathan, a UK citizen, is currently fighting extradition to Monaco.  On arrival in Croatia on a family holiday in July 2020, he was initially detained … Read more

World Whistleblowers’ Day Webinar: Wellbeing for whistleblowers

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This free webinar taking place on 23 June 1-2pm will bring together senior HR, compliance and risk representatives from organisations who are enthusiastic to demonstrate best practice with their speak up arrangements. Protect is the leader in employer support for whistleblowing arrangements. We are excited to launch our new Benchmark within this webinar and are ... Read more

Will the BBC learn to listen to whistleblowers?

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Lord Dyson’s inquiry into Martin Bashir and the BBC has found that not only did Bashir commit a “serious breach” of BBC rules, he also found the BBC fell short of “integrity and transparency” in its failure to conduct a thorough investigation into Bashir’s conduct; their cover-up into such facts, and their failure to disclose ... Read more

Whistleblowing on workplace sexual harassment

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The #MeToo movement has undoubtedly given courage to many others to come forward and call out unwanted, unwelcome sexual harassment in the workplace. It has also shown the sheer scale of it. At work, employers have a duty of care or responsibility to look after the wellbeing of their employees. Under the Equality Act 2010, ... Read more

Baroness Kramer Office of the Whistleblower Bill update includes reforming existing UK law  

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Protect is not alone in its calls to update the UK’s whistleblowing law, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. On May 20, Baroness Kramer introduced a bill to establish an Office of the Whistleblower. Baroness Kramer had introduced a similar bill in the previous parliamentary session but it did not pass through the various stages ... Read more

Queen’s Speech fails to mention employment bill or whistleblowing

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Protect is disappointed that today’s Queen’s Speech, which marks the start of 2021 Parliamentary session, failed to include the much anticipated employment bill or any mention of whistleblowing law reform – which the Government has pledged to review. The employment bill featured in the last Queen’s Speech but no proposals have been brought forward by … Read more

Where does whistleblowing fit in the Ministerial Code?

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The employment case between Home Secretary Priti Patel and former senior civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam may have concluded with a settlement agreement – but the case has thrown up many questions around whistleblowing culture within Government and reform of the Ministerial Code. The case has been reported to have been settled for £340,000 plus … Read more

Is the UK slipping behind internationally in whistleblowing protection?

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‘We have delivered Brexit, and we will not use this new-found freedom to reduce worker’s rights’, was the response from Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to speculation his Department was gearing for a review of employment law with an eye on reducing workers’ rights in the name of deregulation. ... Read more