FAQs
While we hope the information we have provided here is helpful to you, we do not pretend to be able to answer all the questions you may wish to ask. Please do not hesitate to send an email to faq@pcaw.org.uk if you would like to suggest an issue to appear in these FAQs or if you would like to ask us a question. We will email you back with an answer as best we can.
Alternatively, if you would like advice about a whistleblowing concern you have, please ring our Whistleblowing Advice Line on 020 7404 6609.
- What is whistleblowing?
- Why should I blow the whistle?
- What is the difference between making a complaint and blowing the whistle?
- Isn't a whistleblower a snitch / grass / tattle-tale / rat ?
- How do I blow the whistle?
- How can Public Concern at Work help me blow the whistle?
- Will Public Concern at Work tell my employer anything about my concerns or reveal my identity to my employer?
- Should I blow the whistle anonymously?
- What is the difference between anonymity and confidentiality?
- Does the Public Interest Disclosure Act require an employer to keep a whistleblower's identity secret?
- Don't all whistleblowers get fired?
- Do whistleblowers have legal protection?
- Will I be legally liable if I do not blow the whistle?
- Does the Public Interest Disclosure Act say that a worker must raise a concern about possible wrongdoing with their employer in the first instance?
- Does a gagging clause in my contract of employment prevent me from blowing the whistle?
- Does the Public Interest Disclosure Act require an employer to have a whistleblowing policy?
- I do not live in the United Kingdom, where can I get advice and information on whistleblowing?
