Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
(asked on 4th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
The Ministry of Defence began collating information on concerns/whistleblowing in September 2015 and has centrally collated records up to the end of the first quarter of financial year (FY) 2017-18.
| Number of protected disclosures raised | Of which number resolved | Number where there was a case to answer | Number where a grievance was raised by the individual relating to the disclosure | Number where a grievance was raised by the individual and they subsequently left the department |
FY 2015-16 | 52 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
FY 2016-17 | 97 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
FY 2017-18 (first quarter) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 165 | 109 | 29 | 0 | 0 |