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Introduction:
What kind of cases are you the right organization for?
Protect is the leading UK charity providing free and confidential legal and strategic advice to whistleblowers, with their advice line supporting more than 3,000 cases each year.
They offer advice on all cases about concerns in the workplace, including but not limited to:
- Financial Mismanagement and Fraud: Cases involving misuse of funds, financial irregularities, or fraud.
- Abuse and Misconduct: Reports of abuse, bullying, harassment, or misconduct in the workplace.
- Patient and Consumer Safety: Issues related to patient safety in healthcare settings or breaches in consumer safety standards.
- Ethical Violations: Cases involving unethical behavior, such as racism, discrimination, or unfair treatment of employees.
- Environmental Concerns: Reports of environmental hazards or non-compliance with environmental regulations.
Protect is not a law firm – they are specialized in helping you navigate your situation but will not be able to represent you directly.
Why should AI whistleblowers come to you?
Protect might be the right organization especially if you are based in the UK and your concern is tightly linked to wrongdoing in the workplace.
While they are not specialized on Tech, they have previously published the Tech Whistleblower Handbook for the UK (see resources), in partnership with The Signals Network.
Especially relevant is Protect’s…
- Specialized Expertise: Protect has been working for more than 30 years dealing specifically with whistleblowing cases
- Legal Support: Protect provides free and confidential legal advice to help whistleblowers understand their rights and the legal protections available to them
- Comprehensive Support: They offer ongoing support throughout the whistleblowing process, from initial reporting to any subsequent legal proceedings
Why do you care about Whistleblowing in AI?
Protect are focused on supporting whistleblowers in all sectors – our advisers are specialists in whistleblowing law – and how it protects workers in the workplace.
Case Focus
Type of Cases
Clear law breaking
Possible law breaking
Out of scope: Public interest only
Focus Areas
Financial Mismanagement and Fraud
Abuse and Misconduct
Patient and Consumer Safety
Ethical Violations
Environmental Concerns
Legal privilege in
UK
Timing
As early as possible
We may not be the best fit for…
Protect does not handle certain types of cases for specific reasons:
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Personal Grievances: Issues such as individual employment disputes or personal grievances that do not involve broader public interest concerns. These are typically better suited for HR departments or employment tribunals.
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Criminal Matters: Cases that require police intervention or are strictly criminal in nature. Protect focuses on workplace-related issues rather than criminal investigations.
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Non-Workplace Issues: Concerns that are unrelated to workplace practices or organizational misconduct. Protect’s expertise is in workplace whistleblowing.
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Private Legal Disputes: Matters that are purely private legal disputes without broader implications for public safety or ethics. These are usually handled by personal legal advisors or courts.
Team:
Protect’s Legal Advice Team all have legal qualifications, or legal experience, and are supervised by a qualified solicitor. They advise on employment rights and how to safely raise concerns and each year they support thousands of individuals on our advice line.
For details, visit their website: https://protect-advice.org.uk/people/
Support Offerings
Protect are a whistleblowing charity and here for all whistleblowers whatever their role or industry/sector. They are experts in UK whistleblowing law, and provide free and confidential advice. We accept enquires through our webform and our phone line – which operates at the following times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 9:30am – 1pm, 2pm – 5:30pm; Wednesdays and Fridays: 9:30am – 1pm
If you are looking for more details on what might be included in their offerings, visit their website, reach out to them or get in touch with us.