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World Whistleblowers Day 2023

Paying People to do the Right Thing: The pros and cons of adopting US-style whistleblower rewards programmes. Should there be a financial reward for whistleblowing? Does this encourage speaking out or is it an effective shortcut for regulators? Does it create a system where money and not the public interest is the motivation? A whistleblowing … Read more

Whistleblowing as a solicitor

Whistleblowing as a solicitor  For solicitors, it can be difficult to know how to report wrongdoing. Solicitors have a duty to the rule of law and wider society and are specifically obliged to report wrongdoing in some circumstances, but they are also bound by their duties of confidentiality to their client and the principle of ... Read more

Weekly News Round-Up/ 21 April

More on CBI sexual misconduct  See Protect’s comment on recent CBI sexual misconduct and Tony Danker’s firing. (HR Grapevine)   Tech in trouble  Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistle-blower, made the world aware of the harm tech companies can cause. Since, what has changed and how has whistleblowing helped change it?  (Lawfare)  + Some top US … Read more

Weekly News Round-Up/ 12 April

Whistleblowers against sexual harassment   NHS Chief has applauded staff speaking out against misogyny and harassment and intends to continue this encouragement. (The Times)  + Business Reporter describes new legislation working its way through Parliament and the impact this will have on an employer’s responsibility to tackle sexual harassment. (Business Reporter)  CBI in serious need … Read more

Weekly News Round-Up / 07 April

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. How can health workers blow the whistle?   Protect’s view on whistleblowing in the health sector. (The Carer UK)  The importance of whistleblowing in charities  Answering the big question; why is whistleblowing in charities SO important? (Shoosmiths)  Horse meat 2.0   Farmers Weekly is intent on stamping out food … Read more

Weekly News Round-Up / 31 March

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Government finally launches review into whistleblowing framework  Sybille Raphael, Legal Director at Protect, comments on the government review ‘The UK can be proud of having led the way on whistleblowing protection, but our law was passed in 1998 and now needs updating’. (Personnel Today)  + Ian King … Read more

Weekly News Round-Up / 16 March

Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Whistleblowers against sexual harassment   Protect’s head of Policy, Andrew Pepper-Parsons, featured in last weeks Times article commenting on the CBI sexual harassment allegations. (The Times)  + TikTok’s handling of complaints about sexual misconduct is criticised by staff. (Financial Times)  + The government is supporting a private members … Read more

Speakers

Who did we hear from? We heard from lawyers, academics, journalists, activists, whistleblowers, politicians and innovative practitioners. Confirmed speakers included: Zelda Perkins Founder of Can't Buy My Silence About Zelda Perkins Zelda Perkins has been campaigning since 2017 when she was the first woman to break an NDA, signed decades earlier, with Harvey Weinstein. She brought the systematic abuse of ... Read more

Weekly News Round-Up / 07 Feb

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

Protect supports FCDO whistleblower calls for new mechanisms to raise concerns outside the Civil Service

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