Whistleblowers say the charity is at risk of collapse because it has been told by the government to focus on defence.

There has been a 24 per cent spike in whistleblowing to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with a total of 1,755 complaints received in 2018 compared with 1,420 in 2017.

The review is widely seen as a government concession. The House of Lords had previously backed an amendment from Shadow Defence Minister Baroness Goldie that would have given the new commissioner ...

Firms will also be required to present a report on whistleblowing to the board at least annually; inform the FCA if it loses an employment tribunal case with a whistleblower; and inform employees ...

According to US Securities and Exchange Commission data, from 2011 to 2021, the SEC received 5,044 whistleblower tips from foreign nationals and 699 were from the UK.