AAI Protected Disclosures Policy

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to set out the Adoption Authority of Ireland’s policy (‘the policy') and procedures on Protected Disclosures in the workplace as under the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014 and the Code of Practice on Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Declaration) Order 2015 (SI No. 464 of 2015). The vast majority of concerns that staff might experience in their day to day working environment can be addressed through normal workplace reporting. This particular policy refers to specific wrongdoings as identified within the legislation. The Policy is intended to encourage and enable workers to raise serious wrongdoing within our workplace rather than allowing them to continue to the detriment of the Adoption Authority.