This month: celebrating 30 years of Protect, World Whistleblowers Day Webinar, The Inside Story podcast, blog and more!🥳
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May Newsletter
This month we announce the launch of Protect's 30th Anniversary conference: The Future of Whistleblowing to be held on 5 October 2023 in London and online.
We will be welcoming Zelda Perkins (founder of Can't Buy My Silence), Helen Evans (Oxfam whistleblower), Robert Spano (former Head of the ECHR) and many more fantastic speakers to the stage to discuss their views on whistleblowing and its prospects.
You can look forward to an agenda of thought-provoking debates, inspiring speakers, networking opportunities and a film screening of When We Speak, directed by Tas Brooker, who will also be in attendance.
The first of our new podcast, The Inside Story, has been released on Spotify. We’ll use this to give a platform to the whistleblowing community to tell their stories. We will also be releasing monthly blog posts on the run up to our Anniversary, giving you a taster of some of the discussions you can expect from the day.
An important date for your diaries: World Whistleblowers Day is on 23 June 2023. We encourage employers to use this day to discuss their policies and processes with staff and remind them of the importance of speaking up. Protect will be joining the Whistleblowing International Network to host a webinar looking at the pros and cons of US-style rewards systems for whistleblowing – do join us!
Finally, we are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chair for Protect. Lucy McLynn will succeed Paul Boyle who stands down in July 2023 after six years in the role. Our thanks to Paul for his commitment to the charity and wise counsel and a warm welcome to Lucy. Read our press release here.
The Future of Whistleblowing.
Celebrating 30 years of Protect
Protect turns 30 this October, and we will celebrate with a day-long conference on the 5th. We already have an incredible line up of speakers, and an action packed agenda. See our brand new webpages for more information.
Protect's New Podcast
Our new podcast, The Inside Story, is out! Join Alice Norga, Legal Advisor at Protect, as she explores the various stories of the whistleblowing community.
Anniversary Editions Blog
Alongside the podcast, we will also be releasing monthly anniversary edition blog posts. This month learn more about Jonathan Taylor and what we can learn from his whistleblowing experiences.
May Highlights
Financial Times
Protect's Legal Director, Sybille Raphael, commented in The Financial Times in support of the FCA's decision this month to overhaul whistleblowing policies.
Crafty Council
Sybille also wrote an article for Crafty Council, articulating the difficulties of blowing the whistle as an in-house lawyer, and advising on the best route to take when doing so.
BBC One
Elizabeth Gardiner, CEO Protect, spoke to BBC North West about the government review on whistleblowing. Watch from 15:40.
Paying People to do the Right Thing:
The pros and cons of adopting US-style whistleblower rewards programmes
