Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Collecting systematic feedback from anonymous whistleblowers presents significant challenges for departments.
Recommendation
The Cabinet Office told us that it is considering ways of capturing feedback from people who have come forward anonymously. DWP acknowledged it finds it hard to collect information from whistleblowers who are anonymous and HMRC told us it has 39 Q 11 40 Q 11; C&AG Report, para 2.22 41 Q 81 42 Q 8 43 Qq 17, 67 44 Qq 68, 69 45 Qq 78, 80, 84 46 Q 85 47 Q 4 Investigation into whistleblowing in the civil service 13 some dialogue with anonymous individuals, but it is quite limited.48 The Cabinet Office told us it is currently working with departments to implement an anonymous feedback survey, so that it has more experiential data to improve the whistleblower’s experience.49 Sharing good practice
Government Response
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