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Whistleblowing definition

What does Whistleblowing mean? In practice, whistleblowing describes a worker raising concerns about suspected workplace wrongdoing by disclosing information in the public interest, usually to their employer, a prescribed regulator or (in limited circumstances) more widely. Across England & Wales and Scotland, “whistleblowing” commonly refers to making a “protected disclosure” under the Employment Rights Act 1996, ss.43A–43L (inserted by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998). Northern Ireland has near‑equivalent provisions. A qualifying disclosure must be a disclosure of information (not mere allegation) which the worker reasonably believes tends to show specified wrongdoing (such as a criminal offence, breach of legal obligation, miscarriage of...

EU Whistleblowing Directive 2019/1937: scope, compliance obligations, protections, group application, record‑keeping, enforcement and implementation, with practical steps (not part of retained UK law)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note reviews Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 23 October 2019, on safeguarding persons who disclose breaches of Union law (the Whistleblowing Directive). It lays down Rules and procedures to shield ‘whistleblowers’—people who, in a work-related setting, report information on violations of EU law in key Policy fields—and, in defined circumstances, certain associated Third parties.

Member States had to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1937 into domestic law by 17 December 2021. Although implementation at national level began slowly, every Member State has now adopted at least one implementing measure. For further details, see: National implementation, below.

The Directive is not part of retained EU law after IP completion day (31 December 2020) and therefore has no application in the UK. In October 2019, the UK government confirmed it would not take steps to transpose the Directive.

Background

Before the Directive was introduced, the European Commission had found that protection for whistleblowers across the EU was patchy and inconsistent. Around the time it came into force, only ten EU Member States provided whistleblowers with full protection, while in the remaining countries, protections were incomplete, inconsistent, or otherwise fell short of full coverage across jurisdictions...

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