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Whistleblower Policy

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Last updated: 07 May 2026

Legal entity: MR GREAT LTD trading as Make Local for Global
Trading names: MLFG, Make Local for Global
Company number: 11582877
Registered office: 124 City Road, London, England, EC1V 2NX
Confidential contact: confidential@makelocalforglobal.com
General contact: https://makelocalforglobal.com/contact-us/

At Make Local for Global, we want people working with us or on our behalf to feel able to raise serious concerns about wrongdoing, risk or misconduct. We will take concerns seriously and will not tolerate victimisation or retaliation against anyone who raises a genuine concern.

This Whistleblowing Policy explains who can raise a concern, what types of concern are covered, how to raise a concern and how we will handle it.

This policy is intended to support protected disclosures under UK law. Nothing in this policy prevents you from making a protected disclosure to a prescribed person or relevant authority where the law permits.

1. Who this policy applies to

This policy applies to people working for, with or on behalf of Make Local for Global, including:

  • employees, including full-time, part-time, temporary and fixed-term employees;
  • freelancers, consultants and contractors;
  • agency workers;
  • volunteers, interns and trainees;
  • partners, suppliers or collaborators working with us on projects;
  • anyone else working on behalf of Make Local for Global.

Some legal whistleblowing protections apply only to workers as defined by law. This policy may apply more widely as an internal reporting route, but it does not create employment rights where the law does not provide them.

2. What whistleblowing means

Whistleblowing means raising a concern about wrongdoing, risk or misconduct that you reasonably believe is in the public interest.

Concerns covered by this policy may include:

  • criminal offences, such as theft, fraud or bribery;
  • breach of legal or regulatory duties;
  • miscarriage of justice;
  • health and safety risks;
  • environmental harm;
  • modern slavery, forced labour or human rights concerns;
  • serious data protection, privacy or confidentiality breaches;
  • bribery, corruption or serious conflicts of interest;
  • serious financial misconduct or misuse of company funds;
  • deliberate concealment of any of the above.

This policy is not usually the right route for personal complaints about your own employment, contract terms, pay, performance review or working relationship. Those matters should normally be raised through the relevant grievance, complaint or contract process.

If a concern contains both personal grievance issues and wider public interest concerns, we may decide which process is most suitable or may handle different parts under different processes.

3. Our commitment to you

If you raise a concern under this policy:

  • we will treat your concern seriously;
  • we will not tolerate victimisation, retaliation or unfair treatment because you raised a genuine concern;
  • we will protect your identity where reasonably possible;
  • we will handle information sensitively and share it only where needed;
  • we will assess the concern and take suitable action where needed.

You do not need to prove that wrongdoing has happened. You should raise the concern where you reasonably believe the information is true and the matter is in the public interest.

Knowingly making a false or malicious allegation may lead to action under the relevant disciplinary, contract or legal process.

4. Confidentiality and anonymity

We encourage you to share your name when raising a concern, as this can make it easier for us to investigate and ask follow-up questions.

If you ask us to keep your identity confidential, we will do so where reasonably possible. There may be situations where we must disclose your identity, for example where required by law, where needed for a fair investigation, or where disclosure is needed to protect people or comply with legal duties.

You may raise a concern anonymously. We will review anonymous concerns where possible, but it may be harder to investigate, respond or protect you if we do not know who raised the concern.

5. How to raise a concern

You can raise a concern using any of the following routes:

If the concern relates to your direct manager or usual contact, or you do not feel able to raise it with them, please use the confidential email address or contact a director.

Where possible, please include:

  • a clear description of the concern;
  • dates, locations and people involved, if known;
  • why you believe the matter is in the public interest;
  • any evidence or documents you have;
  • whether you wish to remain anonymous or confidential;
  • how we can contact you for follow-up, if you are willing to be contacted.

6. How we handle concerns

Once a concern is raised, we will usually:

  1. acknowledge receipt, unless the concern is anonymous or you ask us not to contact you;
  2. assess whether the concern falls under this policy or another process;
  3. appoint a suitable person to review or investigate the concern;
  4. ask for more information where needed and possible;
  5. take action where the concern is upheld or where risk is identified;
  6. keep you informed where appropriate and lawful.

The action we take will depend on the nature of the concern. It may include an internal review, an investigation, changes to processes, disciplinary action, contract action, reporting to a regulator or another suitable step.

There may be limits to what we can tell you about the outcome because of confidentiality, privacy, legal duties or the rights of others.

7. Protection from retaliation

We will not tolerate retaliation, victimisation, harassment or unfair treatment against anyone who raises a genuine whistleblowing concern.

If you believe you have been treated unfairly because you raised a concern, you should report this immediately using the confidential email address or another suitable internal route.

Anyone who retaliates against a person for raising a genuine concern may face disciplinary, contract or legal action.

8. External disclosures

We encourage you to raise concerns internally first where it is safe and appropriate, so we have the chance to review and address the matter.

You may have the right to report a concern to a prescribed person or relevant external authority where the law permits. The correct external body depends on the subject of the concern.

Examples of external bodies may include:

  • Health and Safety Executive, for certain health and safety matters;
  • HM Revenue & Customs, for certain tax matters;
  • Environment Agency, for certain environmental matters;
  • Information Commissioner’s Office, for certain data protection matters;
  • Charity Commission, where relevant to charity matters.

GOV.UK publishes a list of prescribed persons and bodies for whistleblowing disclosures. You should choose the body that is responsible for the issue you are reporting.

This policy does not prevent you from seeking independent legal advice or making a protected disclosure where permitted by law.

9. Data protection and record keeping

We will use personal data provided under this policy to assess, investigate and respond to concerns, keep records, protect people and comply with legal obligations.

Information will be shared only where needed, such as with people involved in reviewing the concern, professional advisers, insurers, regulators or authorities where appropriate.

For more information about how we handle personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.

10. Questions or concerns

If you have questions about this policy or want to raise a concern confidentially, contact us:

11. Review of this policy

We may review and update this Whistleblowing Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

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