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Whistleblowing Policy

Meeting: 06/07/2022 - Cabinet (Item 10)

10 Whistleblowing Policy PDF 141 KB

The Leader’s Portfolio

To consider report FIN/574 of the Head of Corporate Finance.

Additional documents:

11. Whistleblowing Policy appendix A, item 10 PDF 466 KB

Decision:

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

a) approves the Whistleblowing Policy (Appendix A of report FIN/574) for adoption and subsequent publication.

b) delegates authority to the Head of Corporate Finance, in consultation with the Leader,of the Council to review and make minor amendments to the Whistleblowing Policy as further changes to legislation and statutory guidance are introduced.

(Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).

Reasons for the Recommendations

To fulfil the Council’s duty to review and publish a policy regarding the Whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council presented report FIN/574 of the Head of Corporate Finance which sought to provide a process that gave anyone with a particular concern about the Council the confidence to bring that concern to the Council’s attention.

The Policy had been written to take account of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 which protects workers making disclosures about certain matters of concern, when those disclosures are made in accordance with the Act’s provisions and in good faith. The Act makes it unlawful for the Council to dismiss anyone or allow them to be victimised on the basis that they have made an appropriate lawful disclosure in accordance with the Act.

It was confirmed that the policy was a refresh of the previous policy without any significant changes, however did include those required by legislative changes.