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Whistleblowing – speaking out about wrongdoing in the workplace – can help support regulations to safeguard care service users, particularly vulnerable adults. Care staff play an important role in reporting abuse, says the Ann Craft Trust. Director Deborah Kitson looks at how managers can create an environment where whistleblowing is positively encouraged.
In response to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, most employers have developed whistleblowing policies to enable workers to raise concerns. However, little is known about how whistleblowing legislation interacts with adult protection procedures, nor whether it is succeeding in protecting staff and the people with learning disabilities they work with.
Blowing the whistle can help protect adults with learning disabilities