Whistleblowing is a procedure which enables employees, councillors and members of the public to express any concerns they have about illegal or illegitimate practices involving the council. You can raise your concerns without fear of victimisation, discrimination or disadvantage.

Make a whistleblowing referral

If you would like to tell us about what you believe is an illegal or illegitimate practice involving the council, please raise the concern immediately.

The seriousness of the issue may influence who you decide to raise it with, but we hope that in the first instance, you will raise it with your immediate line manager. If this is not practical (for whatever reason), please raise the concern with another senior officer (Head of Service) or Director.

If you feel unable to raise the matter with any of the above (for whatever reason) please raise the concern with the Monitoring Officer, email whistleblowing@herefordshire.gov.uk

Read our privacy notice which tells you how we use your data

Whistleblowing policy and procedure

How will my whistleblowing referral be dealt with?

All whistleblowing referrals are confidential and will be treated sensitively. We will channel them to the most appropriate officer and will keep you informed of who is dealing with the referral and how.

You will not be given any copies of investigative reports or audits, but we may advise you informally of the conclusions of the investigation.

Not all whistleblowing referrals will warrant a full investigation as it may be that the matter can be resolved informally because the information has been misinterpreted.