Taking the matter further
If you have genuine concerns about how we have handled your whistleblowing disclosure you can raise this with the investigating officer(s) and, or the monitoring officer. We hope that you will reach a suitable conclusion to the matter. If you remain dissatisfied you can contact our external auditors at:
Mazars
Park View House
58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham
NG1 5DW
You may also refer your concern to the Local Government Ombudsman. They generally do not take any action until the matter has been dealt with internally first.
Alternatively, you can contact them at:
The Local Government Ombudsman
PO Box 4771
Coventry
CV4 0EH
Telephone: 0300 061 0614 (Local Government Ombudsman – Advice Team), 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday, except on public holidays.
We would remind you that employees are not to report any Council related issues to the media. To do so may be considered a breach of our disciplinary policy and code of conduct.