Level 3 Membership
Level 3 - provides independent assurance from Protect, the whistleblowing experts: in addition to the bespoke training, your organisation will receive an independent review – a full audit of your whistleblowing arrangements with a gap analysis, action and plan for improvement. The outcomes and learnings can be presented to your Board or a senior team of your choice.
Support & Networking
- Access to our Advice Line for all of your employees. Our legal advice team will provide practical advice to your employees, inform them about your organisation’s whistleblowing policy and advise them on the best way to report a wrongdoing internally.
- Translations for those who don’t speak English as a first language. The Advice Line translation service is available in over 200 languages.
- Whistleblowing Benchmark – access to our one of a kind diagnostic tool to check the effectiveness of your current whistleblowing set up.
- Benchmark comparative data – to boost your internal business case for progression, we show how your score compares to the other participants either as a whole, and where possible, based on location/industry/sector.
- Independent review – a full audit of your scoring and evidence by Protect, with gap analysis, action plan for improvement and Board briefing to present the results.
- Dedicated Account Manager – a designated contact on our Business Support Team to maximise the value of your membership and ensure consistency.
- Bespoke services such as surveys, listening exercises and training at a discounted rate.
- Members’ Forum – giving you the ability to share best practice with peers in a secure environment.
Resources
Access to Protect’s “Member’s Only” online resource centre:
- Model whistleblowing policy.
- Implementation guide, demonstrating how to roll out effective arrangements.
- A deck of training slides for staff awareness briefing.
- Promotional posters.
- Q & A guidance for staff.
- A copy of Preventing Whistleblowing Victimisation: A practical guide for employers
Training
- Whistleblowing Masterclass – one place per year on one of our monthly training sessions.
- In-House Training – bespoke training for your team of whistleblowing leads or divisional heads.
Promotion
Opportunity for your logo in the Members’ section of our website showcasing your organisation’s commitment to high whistleblowing standards.
- Members’ Logo – demonstrating to staff and stakeholders your commitment to improving your whistleblowing arrangements.
- Members’ Pledge – demonstrating to staff and stakeholders your commitment to improving your whistleblowing arrangements.
- Inclusion/participation in research and round tables – as the UK’s leading whistleblowing authority, we regularly conduct research into whistleblowing practices and invite our Members to participate and share best practice.

“Protect…are our ‘go to’ team for advice and support and the guidance that they provide is always considered, accurate and professional.”
Clive Robins, Senior Compliance Manager, Nationwide