Another version of the whistleblower bill

The addressee of external reports that may contain information about a crime has also changed. The old draft stipulated that such reports should be received by the provincial (capital city) chief of police. The new draft says that such reports are still to be received by the police, but not necessarily by the provincial chief of police. Therefore, a breach of law involving a crime may be reported to any police unit. 

In addition, the sixth version of the whistleblower bill modifies the rules for issuing certificates to whistleblowers. According to the bill, once an external report has been filed with a public authority, the whistleblower may request that the authority competent to take follow-up actions issue a certificate confirming that the whistleblower is protected by law. Such a certificate may be issued provided that the breach of law can be substantiated. This procedure is intended to limit the issuance of certificates to every person reporting a breach of law. This is because some reports may contain unproven and fabricated information. Please note, however, that in order to obtain the certificate, you only need to substantiate the existence of a breach of law, and not to provide evidence that it has occurred. 

The whistleblower bill is still at the stage of government work. It is unclear whether this is the final version of the bill that will be forwarded to the Polish parliament (Sejm). 

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