The Prescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) Regulations 2017
Under section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996, whistleblowers may qualify for employment protections if they disclose information to a “prescribed person”. The list of prescribed persons is in the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014. These Regulations specify requirements for prescribed persons to report annually on disclosures of information that they receive from workers.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
30 Mar 2017
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In force
01 Apr 2017
Enabling power
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
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