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In this blog Protect Legal Adviser Phoebe Mather reflects on last week's debate on the National Security Bill and the presentation of a new clause to introduce a Public Interest Defence. She explains why it is so vital a public interest defence be added and why it is disappointing the government opposed it.  Last week, ... Read more

On 17th October, Parliament held an adjournment debate to discuss how investigative journalists are repeatedly targeted with strategic and financially crippling lawsuits to suppress their freedom of speech. This is also known as lawfare - where wealthy individuals abuse the law for political and military ends. Parliament discussed the high-profile legal action brought by the ... Read more

We spoke to Tas Brooker on making When We Speak, a film that follows the incredible story of three women whistleblowers, Rose McGowan, Katharine Gun and Helen Evans. What inspired you to make this documentary? TB: I think the best documentaries are the ones that you learn something from, that you walk away from thinking ... Read more

Investigations have been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)  into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by fashion brands Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda. Tasked with the duty to protect consumers, the CMA have confirmed they won’t hesitate to take enforcement action against those found to be misleading or deceiving the public. ... Read more

Our September Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in September including the exciting news that When We Speak, a film we helped create about whistleblowers has been nominated for best documentary at Raindance film festival, our efforts to push the new government to deliver on its commitment to review ... Read more

In this blog, Protect Business support Executive Grace Wilkin, highlights the vital importance for employers of setting up an effective whistleblowing system and three key ways Protect’s training can help.    Equipping your managers with the ability to receive and handle a whistleblowing concern effectively is vital in identifying risk, discovering potential wrongdoing and protecting ... Read more

In this Blog, Protect volunteer Michelle Muno reviews the key findings of new research which suggests there is a fundamental conflict of interest in the US rewards system.   On the 29th July 2022 Alexander I. Platt of University of Kansas School of Law published an updated paper on his research looking at use of rewards ... Read more

Protect’s Head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons, calls on the new Government to deliver on its promise to review its whistleblowing framework.    At one of the last Conservative leadership husting events, when asked whether she would appoint a new Government Ethics Advisor our new Prime Minister Liz Truss said : ‘The culture of organisations starts ... Read more

Our August Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in August including our new research into Regulators' treatment of whistleblowers, our new guide to help regulators fulfill their annual whistleblowing reporting duty, our response to the governments latest efforts to address SLAPPs, and much more. Read here

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