Protected Disclosures Act Leaflet

INTEGRITY COMMISSION THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011 & PROTECTED DISCLOSURES PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES The Protected Disclosure Act was established to: (a) facilitate and encourage the making, in a responsible manner, of disclosures of improper conduct, in the public interest; (b) regulate the receiving, investigating or otherwise dealing with disclosures of improper conduct; and (c) protect employees who make specified disclosures from being subjected to occupational detriment. A disclosure is Information given by an employee regarding the improper conduct of: 1) an employer of the employee. or 2) another employee of the employer. INTEGRITY COMMISSION THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011 & PROTECTED DISCLOSURES PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES The Protected Disclosure Act was established to: (a) facilitate and encourage the making, in a responsible manner, of disclosures of improper conduct, in the public interest; (b) regulate the receiving, investigating or otherwise dealing with disclosures of improper conduct; and (c) protect employees who make specified disclosures from being subjected to occupational detriment. WHAT IS A DISCLOSURE? A disclosure is Information given by an employee regarding the improper conduct of: 1) an employer of the employee. or 2) another employee of the employer. INTEGRITY COMMISSION THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011 & PROTECTED DISCLOSURES PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES WHAT IS THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011? The Protected Disclosure Act was established to: (a) facilitate and encourage the making, in a responsible manner, of disclosures of improper conduct, in the public interest; (b) regulate the receiving, investigating or otherwise dealing with disclosures of improper conduct; and (c) protect employees who make specified disclosures from being subjected to occupational detriment. WHAT IS A DISCLOSURE? A disclosure is Information given by an employee regarding the improper conduct of: 1) an employer of the employee. or 2) another employee of the employer. WHAT IS THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011? WHAT IS THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011? WHAT IS THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT, 2011 ? WHAT IS A DISCLOSURE? WHAT IS A DISCLOSURE? WHAT IS A DISCLOSURE?

WHAT IS A PROTECTED A protected disclosure is a disclosure made in specific circumstances by an employee to an employer, Minister, Prescribed Person, the Designated Authority, an Attorney-at-Law or to the Prime Minister. WHAT IS A PROTECTED A protected disclosure is a disclosure made in specific circumstances by an employee to an employer, Minister, Prescribed Person, the Designated Authority, an Attorney-at-Law or to the Prime Minister. A protected disclosure is a disclosure made in specific circumstances by an employee to an employer, Minister, Prescribed Person, the Designated Authority, an Attorney-at-Law or to the Prime Minister. WHO ARE PRESCRIBED Prescribed Persons are: 1. Auditor-General 2. Bank of Jamaica 3. Bureau of Standards 4. Children's Advocate 5. Commission for the Prevention of Corruption 6. Commissioner of Police 7. Contractor-General 8. Director of Public Prosecutions 9. Electoral Commission of Jamaica 10. Fair Trading Commission 11. Financial Services Commission 12. Independent Commission of Investigations 13. Integrity Commission 14. Inland Revenue Department 15. National Environment and Planning Agency 16. Office of Utilities Regulation 17. Political Ombudsman 18. Public Defender For further information contact: INTEGRITY COMMISSION 45-47 Barbados Avenue Kingston 5 Telephone: (876)926-2288/968-6227/960-0470 Fax: (876)960-5617 Website: www.integrity.gov.jm Email: [email protected] WHO ARE PRESC RIBED Prescribed Persons are: Prescribed Persons are: 1. Auditor - General 1. Auditor - General 2. Bank of Jamaica 2. Bank of Jamaica 3. Bureau of Standards 3. Bureau of Standards 4. Children's Advocate 4. Children's Advocate 5. Commission for the Pre vention of Corruption 5. Commission for the Prevention of Corruption 6. Commissioner of Police 6. Commissioner of Police 7. Contractor - General 7. Contractor - General 8. Director of Public Prosecutions 8. Director of Public Prosecutions 9. Electoral Comm ission of Jamaica 9. Electoral Commission of Jamaica 10. Fair Trading Commission 10. Fair Trading Commission 11. Financial Services Commission 11. Financial Services Commission 12. Independent Commission of Investigations 12. Independent Commission of I nvestigations 13. Integrity Commission 13. Integrity Commission 14. Inland Revenue Department 14. Inland Revenue Department 15. National Environment and Planning Agency 15. National Environment and Planning Agency 16. Office of Utilities Regulation 16. Office of Utilities Regulation 17. Political Ombudsman 17. Political Ombudsman 18. Public Defender 18. Public Defender For further information contact: For further information contact INTEGRITY COMMISSION INTEGRITY COMMISSION 45-47 Barbados Avenue 45-47 Barbados Avenue Kingston 5 Kingston 5 Telephone: (876)926-2288/968-6227/960-0470 Telephone: (876)926-2288/968-6227/960-0470 Fax: (876)960-5617 Fax: (876)960-5617 Website: www.integrity.gov.jm Website: www.integrity.gov.jm Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] WHAT IS PROTECTED DISCLOSURE? WHAT IS PROTECTED DISCLOSURE? WHAT IS PROTECTED DISCLOSURE? WHO IS A PRESCRIBED PERSON? WHO IS A PRESCRIBED PERSON? WHO IS A PRESCRIBED PERSON?