Managing Risks and Rewards, How Incentives Can Change the Whistleblowing Landscape.
Whistleblowing has long been a powerful tool for holding organisations and individuals to account, but too often potential informers stay silent – deterred by fear, uncertainty, or simply a lack of incentive. That may be about to change. As part of its broader anti-fraud strategy, the UK government has signalled a significant shift in approach, moving toward a more incentives-based model to encourage individuals to come forward with information. Today’s panel will be discussing how incentives are changing the regulatory and compliance landscape, considering also the emerging challenges that the legal profession faces on both sides of the divide.