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Guidance on the statutory duty of candour. Skip to Main Content. Guidance for Safeguarding Adults in Somerset. Whistleblowing A whistle blower is an employee, a former employee or member of an organisation especially a business or agency who reports misconduct to people or organisations that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action. Skip to navigation. Whistleblowing protects everyone within the organisation, your beneficiaries and the organisation itself by identifying harm early so action can be taken.
This guide has a focus on whistleblowing relating to safeguarding issues, but it is also useful when thinking about any type of whistleblowing.
It focuses on questions you might ask yourself as you decide to raise a whistleblowing concern. If your concern is about anyone else, then you need to look for your organisations complaints procedure or the internal part of the whistleblowing procedure.
Hopefully your organisation has made it clear who you should speak to about safeguarding concerns. There is no need to have proof of harm or abuse before you report — a suspicion is enough.
You may believe your concern has not been dealt with. This might make you feel worried that your organisation is not taking safeguarding seriously. If you are worried that your organisation is not taking safeguarding seriously or any acting unethically or illegally in other ways, you can consider telling an external organisation or people.
The law allows certain organisation to handle cases of whistleblowing which are in the public interest. They have obligations to investigate cases. You must make sure that you have chosen the correct person or organisation for your issue. If you raise a concern with someone in your organisation, they will follow their established policies and procedures.
They may want to discuss it with you to gain more information and to assess the nature and seriousness. They may take some time to deal with it, but they should give you feedback on how your concern is progressing. If you whistleblow externally the process will depend on the organisation you reported to, so make sure to ask them what to expect. It is not acceptable for anyone to be victimised for whistleblowing. Unfortunately, it still happens. The Public Interest Disclosure Act protects workers if they are bullied, harassed, dismissed or forced out of their job for raising whistleblowing concerns.
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