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Record Ref : FOI 8547
Date Received : 17/03/2021
Date Completed : 13/04/2021
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Enforcement and Court Cases
Question
Can you assist with the following please? 1. How many reports did you receive from whistleblowers in 2019 and in 2020? 2. How many people do you have in your organisation that are trained/permitted to take reports from whistleblowers? 3. What training have the people in question number 2 received in whistleblowing? 4. What cost, if any, was there for this training? 5. Which organisation delivered each course? 6. What is the name of the person that arranged this training and what is their email address? 7. What methods do you have for whistleblowers to contact a person that is authorised to take their report and what are the specific details of these, i.e., email addresses, telephone numbers etc? 8. What are the email addresses for the people authorised to receive whistleblower reports? 9. How many whistleblowers have left the organisation within 12 months of making a report? 10. How many whistleblowers have made an allegation of ‘detriment’ against your organisation?
Answer
1. How many reports did you receive from whistle-blowers in 2019 and in 2020? There were 2 2. How many people do you have in your organisation that are trained/permitted to take reports from whistle-blowers? All senior managers can deal with them or refer to the Monitoring Officer 3. What training have the people in question number 2 received in whistleblowing? Nothing specific to whistleblowing 4. What cost, if any, was there for this training? N/A 5. Which organisation delivered each course? N/A 6. What is the name of the person that arranged this training and what is their email address? N/A 7. What methods do you have for whistle-blowers to contact a person that is authorised to take their report and what are the specific details of these, i.e., email addresses, telephone numbers etc? Staff have access to telephone and e-mail addresses which are publicised about the building and in all-staff e-mails as well as in the policy itself 8. What are the email addresses for the people authorised to receive whistle-blower reports? Carys.kennedy@merthyr.gov.uk 9. How many whistle-blowers have left the organisation within 12 months of making a report? None in the last 2 years 10. How many whistle-blowers have made an allegation of ‘detriment’ against your organisation? None in the last 2 years