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Weekly News Round-Up / 23 Jan

Your weekly dose of what's up in whistleblowing.    Momentum is building behind allegations against the MET.   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

Bullying harassment and discrimination

BULLYING HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION At Protect we define whistleblowing as "where a worker raises concerns with someone in authority – internally and/or externally – about wrongdoing, risk or malpractice that affects others." As the wrongdoing needs to affect others for it to be a whistleblowing concern, bullying, harassment and discrimination are usually best dealt with ... Read more

WIN calls on Australia’s Attorney General to defend whistleblowers

The Whistleblowing International Network (WIN), of which Protect is a member, and 17 whistleblowing protection, anti-corruption, and human rights organisations, have written to Australia’s Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, to express deep concern about the ongoing criminal prosecution of Australian whistleblowers Mr Richard Boyle and Mr David McBride and to urge him to urgently take steps to restore ... Read more

“Preventing Whistleblower Victimisation” guide by Protect

PREVENTING WHISTLEBLOWER VICTIMISATION:A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR EMPLOYERSAbout the guide We have developed a new guide in response to queries from employers about how they should respond to the victimisation of whistleblowers, or, better yet, prevent it from happening in the first place. “Preventing Whistleblowing Victimisation: A practical guide for employers” sets out insightful advice for ... Read more

Whisteblowing and ESG

Protect Legal Adviser, Caitlin Comins, outlines the increasing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) to employers, workers and consumers. She highlights how establishing effective whistleblowing processes is crucial for addressing all three areas.  This week’s public resignation from a senior consultant for Shell, because of the company’s “double talk” on climate change, drives home ... Read more

‘Had a guide like this existed at Mid Staffs, lives could have been saved’

NHS whistleblower Helene Donnelly speaks about how the Preventing Whistleblower Victimisation Guide will help employers protect whistleblowers from abuse and why it is so vital for public safety and staff wellbeing that employers do so.   I think for me being involved with creating the Preventing Whistleblower Victimisation Guide has been quite cathartic. Having had experience ... Read more

Misuse of private information and whistleblowing

MISUSE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION AND WHISTLEBLOWINGWhat does it mean? The matters leading you to raise whistleblowing concerns may involve the actions of another individual, such as one of your colleagues. If those matters involve that individual’s private life and activities then raising whistleblowing concerns may amount to the misuse of that person’s private information. It ... Read more

Lessons learned from UK whistleblowing legislation PIDA over two decades

Implementing the EU Directive on Whistleblowing: Lessons learned from UK whistleblowing legislation PIDA over two decades As new whistleblowing rules roll out across the EU today, Protect and WIN look at what’s been learned from the UK’s whistleblowing legislation Today - 17 December 2021- is the official deadline for the EU Whistleblowing Directive to be ... Read more