Whistleblowing: list of prescribed people and bodies
25 March 2019
If you decide to blow the whistle to a prescribed person rather than your employer, you must make sure that you’ve chosen the correct person or body for your issue.
You’re a whistleblower if you’re a worker and you report certain types of wrongdoing. This will usually be something you’ve seen at work - though not always.
The wrongdoing you disclose must be in the public interest. This means it must affect others, eg the general public.
As a whistleblower you’re protected by law - you shouldn’t be treated unfairly or lose your job because you ‘blow the whistle’.
You can raise your concern at any time about an incident that happened in the past, is happening now, or you believe will happen in the near future.
Whistleblowing: list of prescribed people and bodies is a document which lists the prescribed persons and bodies who you can make a disclosure to, if you would rather not do this through your employer. There is also a brief description about the matters you can report to each prescribed person.
A recent update to the list includes a change of address for Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority.
GOV.UK has more information on whistleblowing.