Whistleblowing

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What is whistleblowing?
Someone from within the organisation draws attention to+identifies issues for the public's interest
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What does whistleblowing involve raising a concern about?
Unsafe or poor work practices, lack of duty of care, abuse+neglect, carrying out fraud or a criminal act e.g. theft and covering up a wrongdoing
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What happens to whistleblowers who become targets of harassment?
They are intimidated, investigated, persecuted and prosecuted
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What are whistleblowers subject to?
Personal damage, job loss/loss of career, professional discredit, loss of financial security, family breakdown
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What should all settings have?
A whistleblowing policy
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What is the whistleblowing policy designed to allow?
Individuals to raise their concerns about wrongdoing or malpractice within a setting without fear of victimisation, subsequent discrimination, disadvantage or dismissal.
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What ele is the whistleblowing policy designed to allow?
encouraging+enabling people to raise serious concerns within the setting rather than ignoring the problem or 'blowing the whistle' outside
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What does this process set out the process of?
Knowing who to speak to and what to expect
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What law are whistleblowers protected by?
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
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