The Cost of Whistleblowing Failures: Assessing the cost of whistleblowing failures to the public purse
Authored by: Dr Emily Baker, chief researcher for the project
Published by: Protect
Publication Date: February 2025
About: The research examined the cost to the taxpayer from whistleblowing failures across three of the UK’s biggest scandals: the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, the Countess of Chester Hospital/Lucy Letby scandal, and the collapse of construction company Carillion.
Their research from this report concluded, "that taxpayers are often picking up the pieces from the scandal and paying avoidable costs even when the organisation at the heart of the scandal is a private sector company. Each case study showed a gap in accountability from the point whistleblowing concerns are raised in each scandal and then the response from employers and regulators in reacting to the issues being raised."
Further recommended action is also given by Protect on how to prevent this in the future.
Languages: English
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