The UK's whistleblowing framework – although once an example of best practice – is now lagging behind efforts, particularly in Europe, for improved whistleblowing standards and protections. There are various ongoing efforts...more
In a policy paper published on Monday 27 March, the Department for Business and Trade has announced a review into the current UK whistleblowing framework (“the Review”). The Review will assess how the whistleblowing framework...more
Observed every 23 June, World Whistleblowers Day was created by a group of non-governmental organisations to raise public awareness of the rights and protections of whistleblowers, and to tackle global corruption....more
On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on...more
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