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Ignored Warnings, Preventable Harm: Why the UK Must Reform Whistleblowing Law

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This cycle of scandals must be broken by strengthening whistleblowing protections at an earlier stage. Protect will be putting forward a Private Members’ Bill in the next Parliamentary session, and we hope to see Government support for its progress. With Ministers increasingly acknowledging the need for stronger safeguards for those who speak up, there is now a clear opportunity to turn that recognition into meaningful legislative change.

Wrongdoing ignored and those who speak up victimised at alarming levels

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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.

The UK’s new anti-corruption strategy: welcome signals, but Insufficient action

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The government has finally launched its long-awaited anti-corruption strategy – more than two years in the making. Setting out the UK’s approach to tackling corruption it explicitly acknowledges the serious threat it poses to our national security and political system. Protect attended the launch as a key stakeholder, alongside other organisations working at the forefront of anti-corruption efforts.

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back – the Final Outcome for Whistleblowing Reform in the Employment Rights Bill

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On the afternoon on Monday 15th September the government voted to overturn an amendment in the Employment Rights Bill to strengthen protections for whistleblowers. The amendment – which had been voted in by peers in the House of Lords – would have required the government to broaden unfair dismissal grounds and, for the first time, require large employers to take reasonable steps to investigate whistleblowing concerns.

The contributions of whistleblowers – MPs debate

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A Westminster Hall debate on the Contributions of Whistleblowers, held to mark World Whistleblowers Day, brought together key parliamentarians with strong opinions and perspectives on how the law and whistleblowing needs to be modernised. From exposing the lack of legal protections for self-employed people to pushing for a legal duty on employers to investigate matters that are raised by whistleblowers, the session included strong arguments that the whistleblowing legal framework is not working well enough, with the government minister Justin Madders, conceding the case for change.