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To: central government
protection of whistle blowers
Implement legislation to make it a criminal offence for whistle blowers to be victimised by personnel and management. Set out clear national processes and procedures for reporting this outside of the management and personnel structure so that employees aren't bullied and issues are addressed.
Why is this important?
Whistle blowers are being hounded out of jobs for speaking up about wrong doings and then becoming unemployable because of this. Colleagues are too scared to back them. Confidence in public services will be restored and confidence of employees to report issues without reprisals. Current internal whistle blowing policies are ineffective and not used.
