| File Reference : | P-14 Whistleblowing Policy |
| Date File Updated | 05-10-26 |
| Category | Policies | Tags: ISO 9001, ISO 37001, whistleblowing, protected disclosure, raising concerns, building safety, CAS |
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A whistleblowing policy template covering what can be reported, how, building safety concerns and protection from detriment, with a second version that names the legislation.
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This file is included in the alphaZ subscription. This policy is also included in the ISO 9001 Toolkit and the ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 37001 toolkits, including the integrated toolkits that combine them, so the toolkit route gives you this file plus everything else you need in one download.
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Whistleblowing Policy Template
A whistleblowing policy template confirming that every worker can report a concern about wrongdoing at work without suffering any detriment, even if the concern turns out to be mistaken, and that every concern reported is properly reviewed or investigated.
The policy has Approved By and Date Approved fields and carries a Public information classification, so it can be shared with workers, clients and other interested parties.
What the Whistleblowing Policy Covers
- What can be reported - criminal offences, health and safety, damage to the environment, bribery and corruption, sexual harassment, breaches of company procedures, activities that could lead to significant harm or loss, and building safety concerns
- How to report - to management, or to another manager where the line manager is not appropriate, verbally or in writing, with an anonymous route
- What happens next - every concern taken seriously and reviewed or investigated, with the reporter's confidentiality respected
- Protection - protection from victimisation for anyone raising a genuine concern, even if it is mistaken
- Building safety concerns - the route for concerns about building work to the principal contractor or principal designer, and to the regulator
- Whistleblowing protection - the legal protection for workers who report wrongdoing
- Scope and communication - applies to consultants, contractors and trainees, and is communicated at induction and through toolbox talks and to sub-contractors
Two Versions Supplied
The main policy is generic and does not name legislation. P-14 Whistleblowing Policy (V2) names the Public Interest Disclosure Act and adds a legislation section.
Building Safety and the Common Assessment Standard
The building safety section gives the whistleblowing route for building safety concerns that the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) asks about for building and design work.
Using the Policy
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Who Needs a Whistleblowing Policy?
Every employer, organisations working to ISO 37001, and organisations completing Constructionline, SSIP or Common Assessment Standard applications.
Included in the ISO 9001 Toolkit
This policy is part of the ISO 9001 Toolkit and is also included in the ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 37001 toolkits and every alphaZ ISO toolkit that combines them.
Works with the Whistleblowing Procedure
The PP-1-22 Whistleblowing Policy Procedure sets out how whistleblowing reports are handled.
Related Policies
- P-10 Anti Bribery and Corruption Policy - bribery and corruption
- P-68 Fraud and Malpractice Policy - fraud and malpractice
- P-121 Sexual Harassment Policy - sexual harassment
- P-119 Building Safety Act Policy - building safety
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- P-14 Whistleblowing Policy V2 Word, 32 KB
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