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Protected Disclosures Act- is next of kin a "responsible person" ?

Red Hare · 2017-09-23 15:11:27

In a care setting, is a disclosure of information by a care worker to the next of kin of a patient a protected disclosure under the protected disclosure act 2014? The act protects disclosures to a 'responsible person`?

23-09-2017 3:11pm

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In a care setting, is a disclosure of information by a care worker to the next of kin of a patient a protected disclosure under the protected disclosure act 2014?

The act protects disclosures to a 'responsible person`?

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A responsible person is someone whom a worker makes a disclosure to when they reasonably believe that the wrongdoing relates (solely or mainly) to the conduct of a person other than their employer and to something for which the responsible person in question has the legal responsibility for.

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