A whistleblowing programme consists of more than a hotline. Have you implemented mechanisms to supplement a hotline? How holistic is your programme? Would your programme pass muster as part of a corporate governance, risk management or compliance process assurance review?

To learn more and test your whistleblowing programme’s effectiveness, take our health check below.

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Industry Category:	Please Select Financial Services Manufacturing Energy and resources Public sector Consumer business Technology, media and telecommunication Healthcare    * Required
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Effectiveness and efficiency of whistleblowing

Do you have an existing whistleblowing hotline that is freely available for use 24/7 by your stakeholders?	Please select No Yes    * Required
Do you have insight into the volume and type of reports received in your industry?	Please select No Yes    * Required
Are your awareness programmes risk-based and targeted to the objectives of the line?	Please select No Yes    * Required

Organisational culture / Perception of employees

Do you know what would prevent your employees from blowing the whistle?

I don’t know what would prevent them They don’t trust the available mechanisms They don’t know about the available mechanisms They don’t believe management would action their information They are unaware of what the red flags are Not applicable - employees regularly and effectively blow the whistle Other

Central case management

Is the progress and status management of investigations automated?	Please select No Yes    * Required
Do you have case dockets filed electronically with easy access from investigation to criminal prosecution?	Please select No Yes    * Required
Are statistical reports to board committees manually compiled?	Please select No Yes    * Required

Outcomes of investigations

What is the average time taken to close an investigation?	Please select Don't know 30 days 60 days 60 - 120 days Longer    * Required
In your perception, what is the outcome of most of these investigations?	Please select Inconclusive Succesful prosecution Deterrent for future misconduct Corrective and preventative action    * Required

Controls and Remediation

Are the controls within your organisation well-documented and complied with to mitigate against irregular activity occurring in the first place?	Please select Yes, controls are well-documented and complied with Yes, documented but not complied with Not documented and general non-compliance with rectification of control weaknesses takes place    * Required
Is root cause analysis undertaken and remedial action implemented to identify and remedy the control failure or weakness that led to the unethical or irregular behaviour occurring?	Please select Yes, root cause analysis is undertaken and remedial action implemented No rectification of control weaknesses takes place    * Required