WHISTLEBLOWING 6 MONTHLY UPDATE
The Audit Team Leader has confirmed that there have been no whistleblowing reports since the previous update on 19th August 2016.
Minutes:
The Audit Team Leader provided a six monthly update regarding Whistleblowing and confirmed that there had been no reports since the previous update in August 2016. The officer informed the Committee that the Whistleblowing Policy was due for review and would be presented to the Audit Committee in March. It was intended that the policy would be extended to include contractors appointed by the authority and that contractors would be expected to have their own Whistleblowing Policy.
Discussion took place regarding:
· The statutory requirement to have a Whistleblowing Policy;
· The need to ensure that there was a culture within the authority that the policy was sufficient and was used;
· The need to raise awareness;
· The potential to appoint whistleblowing champions.
It was AGREED that the Whistleblowing Policy would be reviewed by Scrutiny prior to Cabinet.