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<p>We are made aware by departments annually, who also report on behalf of their agencies, of cases raised formally through whistleblowing procedures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will be commissioning data for the 2022/23 period (April 2022-March 2023) from departments in June 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2021/22, 311 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 30 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2020/21, 245 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 13 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2019/20, 383 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 33 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not ask departments for reports of informal cases.</p><p> </p> |