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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

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Environmental whistleblowing  Careful considerations are to be made when purchasing sustainable or eco-friendly alternatives as EU crackdown sheds light on inflated safety claims. 54% of claims are found to be ‘vague, misleading or unfounded.’ (The Guardian) + A group of researchers have raised a complaint against Tesco … Read more

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Environmental whistleblowing  ClientEarth argues the Financial Conduct Authority acted unlawfully when approving prospectus of UK oil and gas company Ithaca Energy PLC, so filing case against UK financial Regulator for failing to describe climate-related risks. (ClientEarth)  + New legislation to crack the whip on unproven environmental assertions … Read more

Firms not doing enough to support whistleblowing has led Protect, the UK’s whistleblowing charity, to launch an online assessment tool for small and medium-sized organisations (SMEs) London – 20th February 2023 Protect, the UK’s leading whistleblowing charity, today launches its Whistleblowing Scanner, an online assessment tool for smaller organisations to test their whistleblowing culture, as … Read more

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Whistleblowers fighting sexism, harassment and abuse.  A “closing of ranks around unacceptable behaviour” in the TSSA union was found by Baroness Kennedy in her independent inquiry – a sure way to silence potential whistleblowers. “Wilful blindness” and sexist behaviour was reported throughout leadership. (The Guardian) + McDonald’s has … Read more

LONDON, 14 February 2023: Protect, the UK’s leading whistleblowing charity, has applauded a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to rule in favour of ‘Luxleaks’ whistleblower, Raphael Halet. In a judgment published this morning, the court has reversed a previous decision by the lower chamber – which upheld the decision of the ... Read more

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Whistleblowers at the heart of government. Boris Johnson prioritises animal charity during Afghan evacuation. (The Guardian) + Josie Stewart came forward this week during an interview claiming the Civil Service has become “dangerously politicised”, as well as calling for an external body allowing Civil Servants to safely … Read more

Background Protect supports Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) whistleblower Josie Stewart’s call for the introduction of an option for government whistleblowers to raise concerns with someone outside of the Civil Service. Stewart, with another FCDO whistleblower, exposed the chaos at the FCDO during the fall of Kabul that left tens of thousands of Afghans unable to access the UK. They ... Read more

Your weekly dose of what's up in whistleblowing. Whistleblowers at the heart of government. A GCHQ employee who was fired after publicly asking for the resignation of the then cabinet secretary Simon Case in the final weeks of Johnson’s government is bringing a claim under whistleblowing legislation.  (The Guardian). + A new complaint made by ... Read more

Your weekly dose of what's up in whistleblowing.  Momentum is building behind allegations against the Police and its regulator. Trisha Napier has exposed how IOPC senior managers interfered in an investigation into police gross misconduct investigation into stop and search of black athlete Bianca Williams stop and search. (BBC, Protect) + Met Police commissioner Sir ... Read more