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Whistleblowing Policy

Meeting: 27/11/2024 - Audit & Regulatory Committee (Item 23)

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Minutes:

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (the Act) received the Royal Assent in July 1998 and came into force on 2 July 1999.  The Act gives protection to ‘whistleblowers’ that raise concerns about serious fraud or malpractice at their places of work against victimisation or dismissal, provided they have acted in a responsible way in dealing with their concerns.  In support of this, the Council actively promotes its Whistleblowing Policy to ensure all relevant parties are aware of it and of how, and when, to use it.  Ways in which the Policy is promoted to staff were set out.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the Whistleblowing Policy (the Policy) attached at Appendix 1, be approved and adopted; and

 

2.    That the activity outlined in the report, aimed at promoting the Whistleblowing Policy within High Peak Borough Council, be noted.