Over the last year whistleblowing has received significant media attention, including in relation to:

• The “Horizon scandal” at the Post Office;
• Safety concerns at the aerospace company Boeing;
• Criticism of the BBC by whistleblowers in relation to the inquiry into a prominent former news presenter;
• The sewage scandal in the water industry; and
• Whistleblowers in the NHS raising issues such as patient safety and bullying.

These and other whistleblowing cases have highlighted that many organisations have inadequate or poorly implemented whistleblowing processes.

Whilst the reasons for this can vary, we frequently find that organisations overlook the importance of establishing effective whistleblowing mechanisms as part of their compliance and governance frameworks.

Richard Haynes

Director

KPMG in the UK

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Whistleblowing should be a core component of those frameworks. Effective whistleblowing can facilitate the detection and prevention of misconduct, unethical behaviour, unlawful activities or other wrongdoing, which may help organisations to avoid or limit serious damage, harm and loss associated with those activities. This can include significant reputational damage for organisations that fail to listen to whistleblowers or where whistleblowing reports are mishandled.

In this article we explore:

• What whistleblowing is;
• The EU Whistleblower Directive;
• Why effective whistleblowing is important;
• Key components of an effective whistleblowing process; and...

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