article_snippet: As well as raising concerns about the transparency of government, there are fears the revision could dissuade whistleblowers from coming forward – meaning scandals could go undetected.
article_snippet: Francis Maude, Cabinet Office minister, promised to ensure that the right of whistleblowers would be maintained.
article_snippet: Mr Maude, promised that the right of whistleblowers would be maintained .
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Cabinet Office added: ‘There is no change to the important rights of individuals under whistleblowing legislation which is protected by statute.
article_snippet: In a letter to the FDA union, Mr Maude said Mr Maude proposes to include ‘a footnote referencing the whistleblowing legislation within the revised Code’.