Are you ready for the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offence?
From 1 September 2025, the “Failure to Prevent Fraud” offence comes into force. Large organisations can now be held criminally liable if an employee, agent, subsidiary, or other “associated person” commits fraud with the intention of benefiting the organisation.
As the UK's leading whistleblowing charity, Protect helps you put in place the internal whistleblowing systems that act as your strongest defence.
Three ways we strengthen your whistleblowing culture to defend against fraud.
Spot gaps in your fraud prevention.
You can’t fix what you can’t see. Our independent assessment tools highlight weaknesses in your whistleblowing framework — from missing reviews of board-level accountability to blind spots in oversight of culture. By identifying risks early, you can ensure you have an independent reporting function that detects fraud before it escalates.
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Get expert guidance on your defence.
Don’t leave it to chance. Our consultants work directly with boards and senior leaders to design frameworks that meet best practice: clear channels for reporting, strong processes for investigating properly, and structured feedback to whistleblowers. We help you build a culture overseen at the top, where learnings from every case strengthen your organisation’s defences against fraud.
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Empower your team to speak up.
The new FtPF offence reinforces a core truth: a culture of silence is your biggest fraud risk. Protect equips staff and managers through training that addresses victimisation risks, teaches managers how to respond, and empowers employees to raise concerns confidently. With the right training and risk assessments in place, your organisation can act on issues early and continuously improve its whistleblowing arrangements.
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Hear from the organisations and leaders we’ve supported.
“Protect are our 'go to' team for advice and support. The guidance they provide is always considered, accurate and professional.”
“The fact that this is an exercise carried out by Protect, a respected, independent organisation, also gives the results some weight.”
“[The Benchmark] helped us to highlight further improvement opportunities for G4S's whistleblowing arrangements.”
Talk to us about your whistleblowing culture.
We’ll help you move from tick-box compliance to real integrity.