Charities Regulator as a ‘prescribed person’
Under Statutory Instrument No.367 of 2020, the Chief Executive of the Charities Regulator has been specified as a ‘prescribed person’ for the purpose of receiving disclosures of relevant wrongdoings in respect of all matters relating to the regulation of charities pursuant to the Charities Act 2009.
The primary responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Charities Regulator as a prescribed person under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is to protect the identity of the discloser to the greatest extent possible and to examine the information provided in the disclosure in accordance with its normal procedures for discharging its statutory functions.
Charities Regulator’s Protected Disclosures Policy and Procedure - External Reporting Channels.
Protected disclosures can be submitted by:
Email to protecteddisclosures@charitiesregulator.ie
Or by post to:
Protected Disclosures,
The Charities Regulator,
3 George's Dock,
IFSC,
Dublin 1,
D01X5X0
Protected disclosures for workers within Charities Regulator
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 enables workers to raise a concern regarding potential wrongdoing in the workplace. The Act ensures that safeguards exist to prevent reprisals against them.
The Act requires every public body to:
- establish and maintain procedures for dealing with protected disclosures and
- provide written information relating to these procedures to workers.
The Charities Regulator commits to providing the necessary support for any staff member who raises genuine concerns.
Annual Reports of Protected Disclosures
Under Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 each public body and prescribed person are required to provide and publish an annual report to the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform setting out the number of protected disclosures received in the preceding year and the action taken (if any).
2023 - Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosures and 17 External Protected Disclosures in its capacity as a ‘prescribed person’ as outlined in the 2023 Annual report on Protected Disclosures.
2022 - Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosures, and six External Protected Disclosures in its capacity as a ‘prescribed person’ as outlined in the 2022 Annual report on Protected Disclosures.
2021 - Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure.
*Eight Protected Disclosures were submitted to the Charities Regulator in 2021
*The Chief Executive of the Charities Regulator is a “Prescribed Person” under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 for all matters relating to the regulation of charities pursuant to the Charities Act 2009.
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Annual Reports of Internal Protected Disclosures
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2020
In 2020 the Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure.
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2019
In 2019 the Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure.
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2018
In 2018 the Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure
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2017
In 2017 the Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure
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2016
In 2016 the Charities Regulator received no internal protected disclosure
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