UK financial incentives for whistleblowers on the horizon?

A Whistleblowing Bill from the last government is currently shelved, but consensus is building among key decision-makers that offering financial rewards to those who speak up when they see wrongdoing may enhance enforcement outcomes in the United Kingdom. Fred Saugman of WilmerHale provides an update and urges that paying whistleblowers will only be effective as part of a wider package of reforms.

Fred Saugman (+ 44 (0)20 7872 1690, frederick.saugman@wilmerhale.com) is a senior associate in WilmerHale's UK white collar defence and investigations practice.

A Whistleblowing Bill from the last government is currently shelved, but consensus is building among key decision-makers that offering financial rewards to those who speak up when they see wrongdoing may enhance enforcement outcomes in the United Kingdom. Fred Saugman of WilmerHale provides an update and urges that paying whistleblowers will only be effective as part of a wider package of reforms.