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<p>CSHR commissions departments annually to provide an overview of cases investigated
formally through their whistleblowing procedures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data
is provided based on a number of categories set out in the Civil Service annual data
return and so does not align directly with the categories set out in the question;
financial wrongdoing, sexual misconduct, national security, misleading Parliament
and other.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note the caveat that national security
whistleblowing data is a matter for the United Kingdom Security & Vetting team
and is therefore not captured in these summaries.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>2019/2020
- 383 cases were <strong>formally raised and investigated</strong> in government departments,
with the concern upheld in 33 cases. They fell into the following categories:</p></li><ul><li><p>Breach
of Civil Service code - 23</p></li><li><p>Breach of security / information policy
- 23</p></li><li><p>Bullying and harassment - 4</p></li><li><p>Danger to environment/health
and safety - 13</p></li><li><p>Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others
- 2</p></li><li><p>Discrimination - 11</p></li><li><p>Failure to comply with legal
obligations - 22</p></li><li><p>Fraud - 148</p></li><li><p>Frustrating implementation
of policy - 7</p></li><li><p>Influence by improper pressure/personal gain - 14</p></li><li><p>Misuse
of official position - 39</p></li><li><p>Other/Blank - 77</p></li></ul></ol><p><strong>
</strong></p><ol start="2"><li><p>2020/2021 - 245 cases were <strong>formally raised
and investigated</strong> in government departments, with the concern upheld in 13
cases. They fell into the following categories:</p></li><ul><li><p>Breach of Civil
Service code - 14</p></li><li><p>Breach of security / information policy - 8</p></li><li><p>Bullying
and harassment - 1</p></li><li><p>Danger to environment/health and safety - 44</p></li><li><p>Deceiving/misleading
Ministers, Parliament and others - 4</p></li><li><p>Discrimination - 7</p></li><li><p>Failure
to comply with legal obligations - 12</p></li><li><p>Fraud - 96</p></li><li><p>Frustrating
implementation of policy - 9</p></li><li><p>Influence by improper pressure/personal
gain - 6</p></li><li><p>Misuse of official position - 19</p></li><li><p>Other - 25</p></li></ul></ol><p><strong>
</strong></p><ol start="3"><li><p>2021/2022 - 311 cases were <strong>formally raised
and investigated</strong> in government departments, with the concern upheld in 30
cases. They fell into the following categories:</p></li><ul><li><p>Breach of Civil
Service code - 0</p></li><li><p>Breach of Security / information policy - 14</p></li><li><p>Bullying
and harassment - 4</p></li><li><p>Danger to environment/health and safety - 23</p></li><li><p>Deceiving/misleading
Ministers, Parliament and others - 13</p></li><li><p>Discrimination - 5</p></li><li><p>Failure
to comply with legal obligations - 19</p></li><li><p>Fraud - 131</p></li><li><p>Frustrating
implementation of policy - 4</p></li><li><p>Influence by improper pressure/personal
gain -10</p></li><li><p>Misuse of official position - 38</p></li><li><p>Other - 50</p></li></ul></ol><p>
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