Whistleblowing Policy

9) Recording and monitoring disclosures

9.1 The Trust is legally required to maintain a list of disclosures raised by employees made under PIDA. Inclusion in this list does not amount to acceptance that the communication is a Protected Disclosure and any subsequent decision that the matter falls outside PIDA will be added to the record on the list.

9.2 The Trust will also record all disclosures of serious misconduct made to it by members of the public.

9.3 For the purposes of investigating whether or not there are any systemic issues that need to be addressed, and to monitor the performance of any investigation, an anonymised summary of all disclosures of serious misconduct, made by employees or members of the public, will be sent as they arise or on a quarterly basis to the Trust’s Chief Executive, Trust Executive Directors and to the Commissioner at Birmingham City Council.

9.4 The Trust will record details of all disclosures made under this policy, anonymising the identity of the whistleblower and use this information for the purposes of identifying areas of concern, which may indicate further action is required, and where appropriate, share this information with other regulatory bodies.

9.5 Both lists are maintained in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

9.6 The Trust’s Annual Report will include the number of any whistleblowing disclosures received.  This report will not include any information identifying any whistleblower.