Whistle-blowing was a topic in the August print issue of Professional Security.
At dinner on Wednesay, April 3, 1776, Dr Johnson said to James Boswell and other guests: โ … for a great deal is known of men of which proof cannot be brought. A minister may be notoriously known to take bribes, and yet you may not be able to prove it.โ
Practically implementing a whistle-blowing policy is the title of a IIR course on October 21, covering such topics as how to build a whistle-blowing culture; case law; the role of internal audit; and practically dealing with a case, such as the whistle-blowerโs fear of reprisal, or a bad-faith whistle-blower. For details visit www.iir-financialtraining.com or ring 020 7915 5055.
Staff on the take; staff in positions of trust hiding a dodgy past; corrupt officials; these have been among calls to a help-line run by the charity Public Concern at Work.
PCaW argues that a positive whistleblowing culture has advantages. It detects and deters wrong-doing; and gets to managers the information they need to make decisions and control risk, such as fraud, or negligence or dumping. Making a public interest case for a whistleblowing policy, PCaW describe it as a statement of your organisation’s commitment to good governance and a guide for employees on how to raise a concern responsibly. Workers and police officers in the United Kingdom are protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA). Yet without a safe alternative to silence, a concerned employee may feel their only other options are to say nothing or to anonymously leak information … maybe to the media.
Angus Sim, Head of Pre-employment Screening at Control Risks Group, and Michael Stephens, Head of Health, Safety and Security at the Medical Research Council, are among the invited speakers at a BFI employee vetting and screening conference at Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London SW7, on September 27. CRG and Agenda Security Services are the dayโs sponsors. Visit www.bfi.co.uk
Writing and Implementing a Workable Drugs and Alcohol Policy was the title of a training course by BFI at Novotel London West, London W6, on August 3 and 4.
