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Whistleblowing and Safeguarding - Higher Education
Introduction
Whistleblowing continues to be a difficult situation for large institutions to respond to effectively. Warnings from employees about criminal actions or failures can be both challenging and complicated, however, ignoring them can result in high profile reputational damage and criminal sanctions. Concerns relating to the health and safety of individuals affected by the actions of an institution remain a headline grabbing issue in the media.
In October 1999 the Ladbroke Grove train crash occurred just outside London Paddington. A driver drove through a red signal causing the crash. During the investigation a report was obtained by the Health and Safety Executive from a mess room regarding internal concerns about driver training duration and signals passed at danger.
The author of the report, Laurance Holden, was a Trade Union Safety Representative who had raised many health and safety concerns over worker and railway safety including signals passed at danger which represented a significant public risk.
At Connex South East he was subjected to victimisation, called before disciplinary hearings for various reasons and his attendance was monitored. His job was made so difficult he resigned. He then took his case for constructive dismissal to an employment Tribunal and was successful.
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