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<p>This Government has taken a number of steps to ensure effective whistleblowing
practices are in place across Departments and to raise the profile and awareness of
whilstleblowing. Updated and refreshed model whistleblowing policies are in place
across all departments, providing information on sources of support available to whistleblowers,
including access to employee assistance programmes, and advice on accessing legal
support. In addition, we have improved support for Nominated Offices, and Departments
have introduced dedicated whistleblowing hotlines and are publishing case studies
on departmental intranet sites to build confidence that cases will be heard fairly
and appropriately.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has developed a new data collection tool
to enable HR Directors to collect information on whistleblowing cases including how
cases have been resolved, identification of systemic issues, and lessons learned.
Departments are using this tool to report to their Departmental Boards, and to the
Cabinet Office, on a 6 monthly basis.</p><p>More details on action taken by specific
Departments, including the first set of data collated by Departments, can be found
in the Cabinet Office’s recent report to the Public Accounts Committee: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/whistleblowing-recall/written/31692.html"
target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/whistleblowing-recall/written/31692.html</a></p><p>
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