Strengthen whistleblowing arrangements in financial services with the UK’s leading expert.
Financial services firms face unique pressures: FCA rules demand effective arrangements for handling disclosures, while staff still worry about retaliation or being ignored.
Protect helps you close these gaps with independent expertise, practical tools, and proven frameworks so your systems earn trust from employees and confidence from regulators.
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Why financial firms work with us.
Protect gives financial services firms the independent expertise, data, and training they need to comply with FCA rules, protect reputation, and create real confidence in their speak-up culture.
Meet FCA whistleblowing requirements.
We help firms implement SYSC 18 rules in practice. From setting up reporting channels that employees trust to supporting your Whistleblowers’ Champion with clear procedures, we make sure your arrangements stand up to regulatory scrutiny.
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Identify risks before they escalate.
Financial misconduct, fraud, mis-selling, and regulatory breaches rarely come out of nowhere. Our Whistleblowing Benchmark pinpoints weak spots in your processes and culture so you can take action before problems become investigations or headlines.
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Give your Board and regulators confidence.
Senior leaders need assurance that whistleblowing arrangements are working. We provide real data and expert insight to demonstrate effectiveness, helping you show both your Board and regulators that you are in control.
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Create a culture where staff feel safe to speak up.
Your people are your first line of defence. We train managers, investigators, and teams to respond to disclosures with professionalism and empathy, reducing fear of retaliation and building trust that concerns will be heard and acted on.
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The fact that this is an exercise carried out by Protect, a respected, independent organisation, also gives the results some weight.
The Benchmark helped us to highlight further improvement opportunities for G4S's whistleblowing arrangements.
Why is whistleblowing critical in UK finance right now?
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