Law & Policy

This section contains information on the law that protects whistleblowers, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA). Additionally it provides information on our policy and campaigns.

The section contains:

• A detailed guide on PIDA with practical tips for organisations and individuals.
• Legal updates on notable decisions
• Our Whistleblowing Commission and Public Consultation which has been set up to review the effectiveness of whistleblowing in the UK
• News on our campaign to reform the law via the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
• An overview of NGOs around the world and international literature
• An index of all our policy papers by broad subject and includes our early policy work.
• Our document library

The links below take you to other useful material.

• Is the law protecting whistleblowers: A review of PIDA claims(2015)
• The Whistleblowing Commission: Report of the effectiveness of existing arrangements for workplace whistleblowing in the UK (2013)
• Whistleblowing: the inside story (2013)

For the latest on PCaW's policy objectives, please see our blog.