Whistleblowing

‘Whistleblowing’ is a term used to refer to the internal or external disclosure of malpractice as well as illegal acts, or omissions, at work. It covers, for example, how we manage our funds, award grants or memberships, award contracts, or make payments.

 A ‘Whistleblower’ may be an employee, Trustee, member, grant applicant, referrer, or anyone else that has an interest in the effective working of the Charity.

Our Whistleblowing Policy aims to:

• provide an effective way for people to raise serious concerns

• ensure that they receive feedback on any action undertaken by us as a result of them raising serious concerns

• ensure that they will be protected from reprisals or victimisation for having raised a concern in good faith

• signpost people to further options available to if they are dissatisfied with our response, or if internal investigation is not appropriate

• allow the Charity to take action against any employee who makes allegations in bad faith and/or publicly discloses information when it is unreasonable for them to do so.

The policy applies to everyone who works for and volunteers with the Charity. This means Charity employees, Trustees, volunteers, agency workers, interns, and contractors/suppliers.

You can download our Whisleblowing Policy HERE.