Seventh General Activity Report of GRECO (2006), Including a section on “Protection of Whistleblowers”
This report by GRECO (Group of States against Corruption) discusses the issues participating countries have come across in trying to construct robust whistleblowing mechanisms and laws intended to encourage the reporting of corruption. The report emphasises the issues to be considered when devising protections, including whether a specific whistleblowing law should be enacted; the effectiveness of a good faith provisions; and repercussions for whistleblowers who disclose confidential information. The value in ensuring whistleblowers are protected from subtle types of retribution for making reports; the provision of confidential advisers to support them in this process; and the desire for laws to not have any contradictions which indirectly deter whistleblowing, were highlighted.