On March 20, 2015, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills published guidance for employers and prescribed persons regarding whistleblowing. The documents lay out various policies and procedures for employers regarding whistleblowing. A prescribed person is an organization or individual that a worker may approach outside their workplace to report suspected or known wrongdoing. The Prescribed Persons Order 2014 sets out a list of over 60 such organizations and individuals that have been designated as prescribed persons because they have an authoritative or oversight relationship with the sector, often as a regulatory body.

The guidance for employers and the code of practice are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/415175/bis-15-200-whistleblowing-guidance-for employers-and-code-of-practice.pdf.

The guidance for prescribed persons is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/415172/bis-15-201-Prescribed-persons guidance.pdf.

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