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Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (Whistleblowing Act) - Coggle Diagram
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (Whistleblowing Act)
Protects workers from detrimental treatment or victimisation. from their employer for whistleblowing, as long as it is in the interest of the public
Stops protecting services doing things badly
Employees can whistleblow and not be at risk for losing your job
It means staff can't get away with bad practice
Whisleblower is someone who reports wrongdoing at work that negatively affects the public
Protected by law if it affects the public
2 types of whistleblowing:
Internal
report any form of malpractice, or misconduct within a service to someone else inn the same organisation
External
report any form of misconduct to someone outside of the organistion
continued if internal hasn't done anything, so report to police, LA's, CQC
or if a law has been broken (racism)
Can raise concern at any time about an incident that happened in the past, present, or believe will happen in the near future
Only certain complaints count as whistleblowing:
risk or actual damage to the environment
a miscarriage of justice
someones health and safety is in danger
the company is breaking the law, for example does not have the right insurance
a criminal offence, e.g. fraud
you believe someone is covering up wrongdoing
Therefore, bullying/harassment/discrimination does not count unless it is in the public interest
Some people don't speak out because they are scared
However, some people also lie and 'whistleblow' to further their own agenda