Whistleblowing policy

3. The Councils' objectives

The councils will:

Listen to the concerns of workers.
Publicise the existence of the Whistleblowing Policy
Ensure that anyone dealing with concerns or disclosures has been trained on handling disclosures and will receive sufficient procedural guidance.
Ensure that any tendering processes require the contractor to either fully comply with Council Whistleblowing policies and / or their own policies which meet the Council's requirements.
Deal with disclosures promptly and professionally.
Ensure that employees who make disclosures in good faith do not suffer any detriment.
Not prevent individuals who may have signed a settlement agreement which contains a confidentiality clause, from making a disclosure.