It is important that any fraud, misconduct or wrongdoing by workers (staff, volunteers or others) acting on behalf of Autistic Community Hub CIC is reported and properly dealt with.
We therefore require all individuals to raise any concerns that they may have about the conduct of others in the organisation or the way in which the organisation is run.
This policy sets out the way in which individuals may raise any concerns that they have and how those concerns will be dealt with.
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 amended the Employment Rights Act 1996 to provide protection for workers who raise legitimate concerns about specified matters in the public interest. These are called ‘qualifying disclosures’. A qualifying disclosure is one made by an employee who has a reasonable belief that:
is being, has been, or is likely to be, committed.
It is not necessary for you to have proof that such an act is being, has been, or is likely to be, committed – a reasonable belief is sufficient. You have no responsibility for investigating the matter – it is the CIC’s responsibility to ensure that an investigation takes place.
If you make a protected disclosure you have the right not to be dismissed, subjected to any other detriment, or victimised, because you have made a disclosure. We encourage you to raise your concerns under this procedure in the first instance.