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CSHR commissions departments annually to provide an overview of cases investigated formally through their whistleblowing procedures.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/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> <\/strong><\/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> <\/strong><\/p> 2019/2020 - 383 cases were formally raised and investigated<\/strong> in government departments, with the concern upheld in 33 cases. They fell into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 23<\/p><\/li> Breach of security / information policy - 23<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 4<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 13<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 2<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 11<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 22<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 148<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy - 7<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain - 14<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 39<\/p><\/li> Other/Blank - 77<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/strong><\/p> 2020/2021 - 245 cases were formally raised and investigated<\/strong> in government departments, with the concern upheld in 13 cases. They fell into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 14<\/p><\/li> Breach of security / information policy - 8<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 1<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 44<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 4<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 7<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 12<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 96<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy - 9<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain - 6<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 19<\/p><\/li> Other - 25<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/strong><\/p> 2021/2022 - 311 cases were formally raised and investigated<\/strong> in government departments, with the concern upheld in 30 cases. They fell into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 0<\/p><\/li> Breach of Security / information policy - 14<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 4<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 23<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 13<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 5<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 19<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 131<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy - 4<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain -10<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 38<\/p><\/li> Other - 50<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1605062/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " CSHR commissions departments annually to provide an overview of cases investigated formally through their whistleblowing procedures.<\/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> 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> 2019/2020 - 33 cases were formally raised, investigated and upheld<\/strong> in government departments, falling into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 3<\/p><\/li> Breach of security / information policy - 4<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 1<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 1<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 0<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 1<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 3<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 12<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy -0<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain - 1<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 0<\/p><\/li> Other/Blank - 7<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/p> 2020/2021 - 13 cases were formally raised, investigated and upheld<\/strong> in government departments, falling into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 1<\/p><\/li> Breach of security / Information Policy - 0<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 0<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 6<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 0<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 1<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 0<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 1<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy - 1<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain - 0<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 1<\/p><\/li> Other - 2<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/p> 2021/2022 - 30 cases were formally raised, investigated and upheld<\/strong> in government departments, falling into the following categories:<\/p><\/li> Breach of Civil Service code - 0<\/p><\/li> Breach of Security / Information Policy- 2<\/p><\/li> Bullying and harassment - 0<\/p><\/li> Danger to environment/health and safety - 3<\/p><\/li> Deceiving/misleading Ministers, Parliament and others - 3<\/p><\/li> Discrimination - 1<\/p><\/li> Failure to comply with legal obligations - 5<\/p><\/li> Fraud - 6<\/p><\/li> Frustrating implementation of policy - 1<\/p><\/li> Influence by improper pressure/personal gain -0<\/p><\/li> Misuse of official position - 4<\/p><\/li> Other - 5<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/ol> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 March (HL6179), how many of the whistleblowing cases formally raised, investigated and upheld in each of the last three years fell into each of the following categories (or similar categories): (1) financial wrongdoing, (2) sexual misconduct, (3) national security, (4) misleading Parliament or the public, and (5) other.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many government department employees or subcontractors have made disclosures and/or allegations of wrongdoing in the last three years; and of those, (1) how many did so using a formal whistleblowing procedure, and (2) how many claims were (a) formally investigated, and (b) upheld.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 29 July (HL1727), whether they plan to conduct an assessment of the number of bills in each of the three most recent parliamentary Sessions that affected England alone and had no implications for any of the other nations in the United Kingdom; and if not, why not.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 29 July (HL1727), why they have not conducted an assessment of the number of bills in each of the previous five Parliaments that affected England alone and had no implications for any of the other nations in the United Kingdom.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Government\u2019s proposals for English Votes for English Laws provide for certification of bills and clauses or schedules by the Speaker of the House of Commons based on the territorial application of the legislation and on the devolution settlement.<\/p>"}
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