A consultation on whistleblowing law has today been announced by the Government
Protect’s Joint Chief Executive, Elizabeth Gardiner, welcomed the announcement that the Government will hold a consultation on the whistleblowing law.
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News Round-Up 22 November
Your monthly whistleblowing news update. This month: McDonald’s faces up to two sex abuse claims a week, employment tribunal rules on parliamentary privilege challenge in foreign office whistle-blowing case and following Lucy Letby, 71% of doctors say whistleblowing damages careers.
News Round-Up/18 October
Protect’s Environmental Whistleblowing Toolkit New research by Protect shows that concerns about being fired or victimised at work are preventing people from calling out their employers on the climate crisis and the wider environment. (The Guardian) + Our new toolkit launched at the beginning of October, providing practical help for people considering blowing the whistle on … Read more
Protect’s Lucy Letby Statement
Protect’s Lucy Letby Statement: Time to review how whistleblowing is dealt with in the NHS Our thoughts are with the families whose lives have been torn apart by the despicable crimes of Lucy Letby. We welcome the Government’s inquiry so that improvements can be made to the system, including how concerns are raised and addressed. … Read more
Former Protect CE’s launch specialised whistleblowing law firm
Protect has welcomed a new specialist law firm James & West Law – The Whistleblowing Experts, established by two former Protect Chief Executives Cathy James and Francesca West. Francesca and Cathy have been working with whistleblowers and specialising in whistleblowing law since 2005. Both worked at Protect, for 14 years each, both having a tenure ... Read more
Protect statement on Guardian story ‘Staff blow whistle on Environment Agency that ‘no longer deters polluters’
Head of Policy at Protect, Andrew Pepper-Parsons said: “The report in today’s Guardian, 'Staff blow whistle on Environment Agency that 'no longer deters polluters' that Environment Agency cuts have left staff unable to do their jobs, and warned against speaking to the media by Environment Agency Chief Executive James Bevan, if accurate, is extremely concerning ... Read more
Government Anti-Corruption Strategy acknowledges ‘failure to review whistleblowing framework due to pandemic’
The Government’s third update of its progress to the UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2022 has been published, and acknowledges a failure to review the whistleblowing framework is ‘due to resources being prioritised for the pandemic response.’ Launched in December 2017 the Strategy aims to support national security, prosperity and trust in institutions. It sets out a longer-term vision of anti-corruption action leading to: reduced threats to ... Read more
Local authorities up and down the UK owe it to their staff and residents to not repeat the gross mismanagement of Edinburgh Council
Whistleblowing culture is so much more than having a policy. Reporting channels, speak up ambassadors and champions are all great to have in place. But if there is no communication, no promotion of these channels, and most importantly - no management and Board buy in – they are effectively meaningless. Protect has been championing whistleblowing for almost 30 years. We know the pitfalls and have seen the damage to individuals and ... Read more
EU Governments can learn a lot from PIDA over the last 25 years
Today – 17 December 2021- is the official deadline for the EU Whistleblowing Directive to be transposed by Member States. And, as the EU Whistleblowing Monitor demonstrates, it’s been a slow start with only a handful of the 27 EU countries meeting today’s deadline to implement the new requirements. Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) and Transparency ... Read more
UK whistleblowing charity Protect appoints Julia Graham as new Trustee
UK whistleblowing charity Protect has appointed Julia Graham, the CEO of Airmic, the UK association of insurance and risk managers as a Trustee. Julia has a background in international insurance, enterprise risk management and compliance with four decades of experience in a global insurance company and a global law firm. She is the UK Government ... Read more