Further guidance

A good source of advice is the national charity Protect (see Further information, page 389).

The government’s Whistleblowing Guidance and Code of Practice, available on the gov.uk website, suggests steps an employer can take to promote a culture that encourages workers to raise concerns as well as guidance on how to deal with them. This is non-statutory, which means that employers do not have to follow it and tribunals do not have to consider it. It may be a useful starting point for unions negotiating a workplace policy on whistleblowing.

See also LRD’s booklet, Whistleblowing — a guide to the law, 2019.