"SFO Confidential" aims to make it easier to report fraud and corruption in the workplace
LONDON (TrustLaw) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a whistleblower hotline on Tuesday to encourage people to report suspected fraud or corruption in the workplace.
Whistleblowers can contact SFO Confidential via an online reporting form or a telephone hotline that will be manned by specially trained staff during office hours, the SFO said in a statement.
“I want people to come forward and tell us if they think there is fraud or corruption going on in their workplace,” SFO Director Richard Alderman said.
“I have set up a special team to make the SFO readily accessible to whistleblowers, with trained staff sympathetic in dealing with any anxieties people might have about coming forward. I want whistleblowers to feel comfortable about it and use SFO Confidential to help flush out fraud,” he added.
The SFO was at pains to point out that anybody who contacted SFO Confidential would have their identity protected but the whistleblower could also remain anonymous if they so wished.
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