Protect’s 2025 Impact Report highlights troubling workplace trends, including a rise in calls to their free whistleblowing advice line and an increase in reported malpractice and risk. The charity is urging the government to confront these issues directly through legal reform and stronger protections for workers who speak up.
Sharing information and raising concerns anonymously is a cornerstone to whistleblowing. With the Veterans Minister, Johnny Mercer, under pressure to provide whistleblower names at the Afghan Inquiry there are fears MPs’ trusted roles are under threat.
From advertising and fashion to the music industry, every sector is now seemingly having its own #MeToo moment. One of the latest embroiled in scandal is the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service where matters have advanced so far that the Welsh Government has been forced to step in and take over. Another stark reminder that culture really matters and there needs to be a duty to investigate claims for all organisations.
