You will be informed of the outcome of any investigation, in
writing, and/or of any action taken, subject to the constraints of
confidentiality and the law. If you do
not feel your concern has been addressed adequately you may raise it with an
independent body such as one of the following as appropriate:
- your trade
union
- the Citizen’s
Advice Bureau
- Ofsted
- a relevant
voluntary organisation
- the Police
- the Local
Government Ombudsman
- Oxfordshire Racial
Equality Council
- Equality and
Human Rights Commission
You must make a disclosure “in the public interest”; and in
the circumstances it must be reasonable for you to make the disclosure. If there is an issue of an exceptionally
serious nature which you believe to be substantially true, then you may
disclose the issue to someone other than those listed above. In determining whether it is reasonable for
you to have made a disclosure the identity of the person to whom the disclosure
is made will be taken into account. Disclosures
to anyone outside of the recognised bodies specified may not be protected
disclosures under the Act.
You have a duty to the nursery not to disclose confidential
information. This does not prevent you
from seeking independent advice at any stage or from discussing the issue with
the charity Public Concern at Work on 020 7404 6609 and www.pcaw.co.uk in accordance with the
provisions of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.