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Whistleblowing and Serious Misconduct Policy

In this section

  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 ("PIDA")
  3. You are here: 3. Advice to employees wishing to raise a concern or make a disclosure
  4. 4. How to report an actual or suspected serious wrongdoing
  5. 5. How the Council will respond to a disclosure
  6. 6. Confidentiality and anonymity
  7. 7. Protecting an employee whistleblower
  8. 8. Whistleblowing by members of the public
  9. 9. Recording and monitoring complaints

3. Advice to employees wishing to raise a concern or make a disclosure

3.1

Employees who have major concerns arising from their employment may wish to seek advice from their Trade Union or the charity Protect (0203 117 2520 - https://www.protect-advice.org.uk/) to see whether the information which they wish to report would meet the definition of a "qualifying disclosureer they should be using this procedure, or some other procedure.

3.2

Alternatively, confidential support is also available for employees via the Human Resources Department.

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Whistleblowing and Serious Misconduct Policy

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