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APPG WHISTLEBLOWING IN THE MEDIA
Stay up to date with the latest mentions of the APPG for Whistleblowing in the media.
June 2021
UK FCA still assessing hundreds of whistle-blowing reports from 2019, hundreds more from 2020 -FoI response
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-fca-still-assessing-hundreds-of-2394024/
April 2021
March 2021
University accused of ignoring reports staff had 'repeated affairs' with pupils
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/27/university-accused-presiding-culture-exploitation/
Webinar Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers and Reporters
U.K. Finance Watchdog Urges More Whistle-Blowers to Raise Alarm
August 2020
December 2020
Whistling in the wind: why do we not protect employees who come forward?
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/whistleblower-employee-protection
October 2020
Armed Forces need culture change so whistleblowers no longer feel like 'a grass', ombudsman says
September 2020
UK whistleblower law is 'toothless, overly complex' and must be replaced, lawmaker warns
July 2020
Exclusive: 4,500 whistleblower complaints as bosses force furloughed staff to work
Senior politicians propose UK whistleblower policy reform
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/uk-whistleblower-policy/90063/
APPG Report: "Making Whistleblowing work for Society " 2020*
Whistleblowers’ lawyers “fear retaliation” over NDAs
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/whistleblowers-lawyers-fear-retaliation-over-ndas
New report exposes shortcomings in legal protection for whistleblowers
After Years of Denial, UK Lawmakers Finally Acknowledge Whistleblower Protection Weaknesses
FCA hones in on purpose and safety through ‘healthy culture’ FCA hones in on purpose and safety through
June 2020
Surge in care workers contacting whistleblower hotlines, as families not told about deaths in home.
QEUH report 'targetting' whistleblowers who raised the alarm over infection fears
World Whistleblowing Day: In 2020 there can be no excuse for leaving whistleblowers unprotected.
May 2020
Coronavirus: NHS whistleblowers ‘threatened with job loss’ for speaking out on PPE
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-uk-nhs-ppe-whistleblowers-job-losses-ppe-a9515856.html
Hundreds report employers to HMRC over furlough fraud
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/furlough-fraud/
Workers forced into furlough fraud blow the whistle on their bosses
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/21/workers-forced-furlough-fraud-blow-whistle-bosses/
‘Rife’ furlough fraud being revealed by whistleblowers
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/rife-furlough-fraud-being-revealed-by-whistleblowers/
Whistleblower Laws Take Shape As Trillion-Dollar Global Cost Of Coronavirus Crisis Forces Rethink
January 2020
Week ahead in Parliament - Call for a review of whistleblowing regulation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-parliaments-48798163
Whistleblowers: The UK Perspective
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=11b2949b-67cd-440f-a2c3-ca61493e61d9
December 2019
How Technology can help Whistleblowing in the Public Sector?
https://www.itproportal.com/features/how-technology-can-help-whistleblowing-in-the-public-sector/
Whistleblowing - An impending storm or winds of change?:
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=61ff6af7-b20b-427f-903a-fad6a680fd2e
Whistleblowing protection: Are UK laws sufficient?
https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/legal/whistleblowing-protection-are-current-uk-laws-sufficient/
July 2019
August 2019
Whistleblowers need independent office to protect them, says MPs.
MPs demand radical overhaul of laws to protect whistleblowers
HR 'colluding' with employers over whistleblowing procedures
Regulator’s whistleblowing framework labelled ‘charade’
https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulators-whistleblowing-framework-labelled-charade/
Greg Wright: In the age of #Metoo, non-disclosure agreements must not be used to silence whistleblowers
FCA takes ‘significant action’ in less than 1% of whistleblowing cases
Regulator’s whistleblowing framework labelled ‘charade’
https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news/regulators-whistleblowing-framework-labelled-charade/
Whistleblowing NHS worker to challenge NDA in test case for gagging orders
Why British whistleblowers need a safety net to protect them from blacklisting
March 2019