We already go beyond the requirements of UK whistleblowing-related law in important ways to engage with whistleblowers and support whistleblowing in financial services:

• We have a dedicated Whistleblowing team focused on engaging with whistleblowers. They ensure disclosures are captured and then directed to the right part of the FCA for assessment and consideration of further action. A key part of the team’s role is to tell the whistleblower how we will treat their information and what confidentiality means.
  
• We offer every whistleblower an opportunity to speak to us face to face (or virtually).
  
• We assess every report made to us, with decisions on action taken according to the content of the disclosure and other information available to us.
  
• Where whistleblowers request it and we can contact them, we provide feedback on the outcome of their report.
  
• We accept disclosures from individuals with a demonstrable need for the confidentiality that our whistleblowing processes provide, as well as from ‘workers’ or ‘former workers’ protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA).
  
• We actively engaged potential whistleblowers with a campaign - In confidence, with confidence - in 2021 to increase awareness of and confidence in our whistleblowing function.
  
• We have implemented rules and guidance for the firms we regulate on their internal whistleblowing arrangements.

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