EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4’s Speak Up whistleblowing facility was used more times last year than the previous three combined as complaints increased tenfold, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) r…
’s Speak Up whistleblowing facility was used more times last year than the previous three combined as complaints increased tenfold, according to a Freedom of Information request submitted by Deadline. Meanwhile, one complainant has slammed the facility for being “seriously flawed” and escalated his issue to CEO Alex Mahon.
The sharp rise came after Channel 4 made it mandatory for all commissioned production companies to include details of the facility on their call sheets, in part to help highlight issues surrounding racism and Those who want to use Speak Up first contact an external company called Safecall, who pass details to Channel 4’s internal Evaluation Group, which then decides whether to investigate internally, refer back to the production company or refer the case externally.
Questioned by Deadline to elaborate on the nature of the complaints, Channel 4 said this information “falls outside the scope of the [UK’s 2000 Freedom of Information] Act.”Deadline has been made aware of one recent Speak Up complaint, however, which is being investigated by the Channel 4 Board’s Audit Committee Chair Andrew Miller after the complainant, Ed Ryland, took umbrage with its initial findings. Speaking to Deadline, he branded the facility “seriously flawed.
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