Whistleblower channel absence
Lack of independent or unconnected channels for staff to report concerns, especially when management or ownership involves close relationships.
21 items
1 source
12 inquiries
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BAHA-18 - Whistleblower Protection
JDP 1-10 should address the protection that will be afforded to service personnel who make complaints or allegations in good faith of the mistreatment of CPErS. It should give guidance as to those who can be approached when service personnel have concerns about the treatment of CPErS.
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L81 - Enhanced Whistleblower Protection
An enhanced system for protection of whistleblowers and for providing assistance for the Police Service on general ethical issues should at least comprise the following: (a) greater prominence should be given to the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) telephone line operated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC); (b) there should be an 'ethics line' to the IPCC,...
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DM-13 - HMICFRS review of whistleblower protections
It is recommended that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services conduct a thematic investigation of the operation of the practices and procedures introduced following the adoption of the Code of Ethics in 2014 to determine whether sufficient resources are available to ensure appropriate protection of those police officers and police staff who wish to...
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26 - Clear national whistleblowing policy
We commend the introduction of a clear national policy on whistleblowing. As well as protecting the interests of whistleblowers, we recommend that this is implemented in a way that ensures that a systematic and proportionate response is made by Trusts to concerns identified. Action: the Department of Health.
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R80 - NED for confidential staff reporting
Consideration should be given to the creation of a role for a NED in each HSCT with the specific remit to receive confidential reports from members of staff. The individual should receive training via a programme focused on safeguarding and patient safety. It should be the duty of that NED to actively to seek out information and to...
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WATE-(8) - Establish clear whistleblowing procedures for staff reporting child welfare concerns.
Every local authority should establish and implement conscientiously clear whistleblowing procedures enabling members of staff to make complaints and raise matters of concern affecting the treatment or welfare of looked after children without threats or fear of reprisals in any form. Such procedures should embody the principles indicated in recommendation (7) and the action to be taken should...
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27 - Professional duty to report concerns
Professional regulatory bodies should clarify and reinforce the duty of professional staff to report concerns about clinical services, particularly where these relate to patient safety, and the mechanism to do so. Failure to report concerns should be regarded as a lapse from professional standards. Action: the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Professional Standards Authority...
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37 - Westminster whistleblowing policies for CSA
Government, political parties and other Westminster institutions must have whistleblowing policies and procedures which cover child sexual abuse and exploitation. Every employee must be aware that they can raise any concerns using these policies and that the policies are not limited to concerns specific to a person's employment.
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BRIS-114 - Grant immunity for NHS staff reporting sentinel events within 48 hours
Members of staff in the NHS should receive immunity from disciplinary action by the employer or by a professional body if they report a sentinel event to the trust or to the national database within 48 hours, except where they themselves have committed a criminal offence.
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IHRD-30 - Confidential Reporting of Clinical Concerns
Confidential on-line opportunities for reporting clinical concerns should be developed, implemented and reviewed.
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L46 - Whistleblowing Hotline
A regulatory body should establish a whistleblowing hotline for those who feel that they are being asked to do things which are contrary to the code.
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F179 - Restrictive contractual clauses
"Gagging clauses" or non disparagement clauses should be prohibited in the policies and contracts of all healthcare organisations, regulators and commissioners; insofar as they seek, or appear, to limit bona fide disclosure in relation to public interest issues of patient safety and care.
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RHI-32b - Civil Servants Raising Concerns
Civil servants should be encouraged not to feel in any way inhibited about disclosing possible or emerging problems, raising concerns, negative aspects or adverse criticisms of a project as necessary to ensure that decisions are properly informed.
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F160 - Training and training establishments as a source of safety information
Proactive steps need to be taken to encourage openness on the part of trainees and to protect them from any adverse consequences in relation to raising concerns.
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BRIS-116 - Provide opportunity to report sentinel events in confidence
The opportunity should exist to report a sentinel event in confidence.
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RHI-35 - Early Warning Systems
Better systems are needed for spotting early warnings and concerns from the public and businesses that something unexpected could be happening or going wrong with an initiative. Simply updating existing complaints and whistle-blowing policies, although helpful, will not be sufficient, since relevant intelligence often does not come through these routes. The default response amongst officials should be one...
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SP67 - Law Commission review of duty to warn/report
The Law Commission should be asked to review the merits of legal reform concerning whether specified categories of persons ought to be under a legal duty to warn about, or a duty to report, the criminality of another.
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L47 - Journalist Contract Protection
The industry generally and a regulatory body in particular should consider requiring its members to include in the employment or service contracts with journalists a clause to the effect that no disciplinary action would be taken against a journalist as a result of a refusal to act in a manner which is contrary to the code of practice.
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BRIS-117 - Require contractual stipulation for confidential, non-disciplinary reporting of sentinel events.
There should be a stipulation in every healthcare professional’s contract that sentinel events must be reported, that reporting can be confidential, and that reporting within a specified time period will not attract disciplinary action.
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BAHA-17 - CPErS Complaints Procedure
JDP 1-10 should incorporate the requirement that on entry to and exit from a theatre level detention facility, CPErS are proactively asked whether or not they have any complaints concerning their treatment. This should not be done in the presence of the capturing soldiers/unit.
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IHRD-6 - Support for Candour Compliance
Support and protection should be given to those who properly fulfil their duty of candour.
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