MBC Whistle Blower Official Policy
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:26 pm
MBC Whistle Blower Official Policy
1.1
Contractors / suppliers will adopt and promote the Whistleblowing Policy of Middlesbrough Council
1.2
The contractor / supplier will inform it’s staff, including agency workers and sub-contractors who may have a concern about wrongdoing at work
i.e.
Activities that harm clients of the council, colleagues working for the Council itself that those concerns should be reported to the named persons within the Council’s Whistleblowing Policy
Wrong doing includes:-
Unauthorised use of public funds
Possible instances of fraud or corruption
Health and Safety risks
Damage to the Environment
Sexual harassment
Unethical Conduct or Breach of Council Regulations or Procedures
1.3
The contractor / supplier will comply with the Public Interest disclosure act 1988
And shall have policy in place to encourage workers to raise concerns about wrong doing within the contractor / supplier and to protect them from victimisation or discrimination