Experts say sticking to the September deadline for finalising a law protecting whistle-blowers should not stand in the way of public consultation.
Moreover, provisions in the draft that propose higher penalties for deliberate false reporting than for those found guilty of punishing whistle-blowers could discourage genuine disclosures.
These recommendations, among several others, are contained in a July 2016 briefing paper published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which examines the draft whistle-blowers protection bill in detail.
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