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Prescribed Person reports

The Independent National Whistleblowing Officer (INWO) became a ‘prescribed person’ on 15 December 2022, as defined under the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014

The Employment Rights Act 1996 sets out requirements for all Prescribed Persons to publish a report of the disclosures brought to them each year.

  • INWO for the NHS in Scotland annual prescribed person’s report on protected disclosures for 2024-25 (PDF, 282KB)
  • INWO annual prescribed person’s report on protected disclosures for 2023-24 (PDF, 280KB) or view our infographic summary for 2023-24 (PDF, 86KB)
  • INWO annual prescribed person’s report on protected disclosures for 2022-23 (PDF, 212K

Updated: September 12, 2025

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