Whistle-blower prompts investigation of GDC
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 June 2014 07:31
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Following concerns raised with the Professional Standards Authority (the GDC’s regulator) by a whistle-blower about the management and support processes of the General Dental Council’s Investigating Committee, it has decided to carry out an investigation. The report will be sent to the Health Select Committee and published it in due course.
The matters to be investigated are:
- The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s):
a) management of the processes and support for its investigating committees which post-dates the publication of our Investigation report ‘An investigation into concerns raised by the former Chair of the General Dental Council (February 2013)’
b) response to the recommendation contained within our report, which was
to review the processes and support that it has in place for its
investigating committees, including the arrangements for gathering and
monitoring feedback received. - The adequacy of the GDC’s whistleblowing policy and the operation of this
policy as evidenced by:
a) its response to a disclosure by a whistleblower about the GDC’s management of the processes and support of the Investigating Committee
b) its management of a complaint by the whistleblower of detrimental treatment because of their disclosure.
The Professional Standards Authority will be making no further comment on the investigation while it takes place.
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