Who to blow the whistle to: the official list of prescribed bodies
If you report wrongdoing at work to one of these 110 prescribed people and bodies, rather than to your employer, the law can still protect you. The list below is the government's own, grouped by subject, with what each body covers and its website. Read it on GOV.UK for full contact details.
Broadcasting and communication
The Office of Communications (known as Ofcom )
Contact them about:
- the provision of electronic communications networks and services
- broadcasting and the provision of radio and TV services
- media ownership and control
- competition in communication markets
- postal services regulation
- the regulation of online regulated services under the Online Safety Act 2023
- any activities not covered above in relation to which Ofcom has functions
Building safety regulator
Building safety regulator
Contact them about:
- building safety and building standards
- any activities for which the Building Safety Regulator has functions, including those under the Building Act 1984 and Building Safety Act 2022 .
Business, finance or fraud
Accounts Commission for Scotland
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business, value for money, fraud and corruption in local government bodies in Scotland
The Auditor General for Wales
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business; value for money, fraud and corruption in public bodies in Wales
The Auditor General for Scotland
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business in Scotland, including value for money, fraud and corruption in relation to the provision of public services
Audit Scotland
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business in Scotland, including value for money, fraud and corruption in public bodies
The Bank of England
Contact them about:
- the functioning of clearing houses (including central-counterparties)
- payment systems and securities settlement systems
- the treatment, holding and issuing of banknotes by the Scottish and Northern Ireland banks authorised to issue banknotes (and their agents)
- the custody distribution and processing of Bank of England banknotes under the Bank of England’s Note Circulation Scheme
- the provision of services relating to payment systems
Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC )
Contact them about:
- the administration of UK taxes
- the administration of national insurance and tax credits systems
- customs and border-related functions
- criminal investigations
Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA )
Contact them about:
- Make an online report
- whistleblower@cma.gov.uk
The Comptroller and Auditor General
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business, value for money, fraud and corruption in relation to the provision of public services
The Director of the Serious Fraud Office
Contact them about:
- serious or complex fraud, including bribery and corruption, in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct
The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA )
Contact them about:
- the conduct of funds, markets, firms and individuals subject to Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (including banks, building societies, consumer credit and investment or insurance businesses)
- competition affecting financial markets in the UK and about the operation of mutual societies registered by the FCA under relevant legislation
- the conduct of electronic money issuers (for the purposes of Electronic Money Regulations 2011)
- the conduct of Payment Services Providers (for the purposes of the Payment Services Regulations)
- the conduct of securitisation repositories (for the purposes of the UK Securitisation Regulation)
- the conduct of trade repositories (for the purposes of the UK Securities Financing Transactions Regulation)
- the conduct of credit institutions, investment firms, insurance undertakings, reinsurance undertakings, institutions for occupational retirement provision, management companies, investment companies, alternative investment fund managers, central counterparties, shareholders of credit rating agencies, issuers of financial instruments and any other person with obligations under the UK Credit Rating Agencies Regulation for the purposes of that Regulation
- the operation of small UK Alternative Investment Fund Managers registered under regulation 10 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013
- the functioning of financial markets
- money laundering, financial crime, and other serious financial misconduct, in connection with activities regulated by the FCA
- the conduct of self-regulatory organisations (in relation to regulation 2 of the Oversight of Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Supervision Regulations 2017)
- the conduct of persons who are supervised contributors within the meaning of Article 3(1)(10) of Regulation (EU) no. 2016/1011 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds
Financial Reporting Council Limited and its Conduct Committee
Contact them about:
- Statutory Audit in the UK (including oversight, monitoring and enforcement)
- the independent oversight of the accountancy and actuarial professions
- compliance with the requirements of accounting and reporting legislation
- the investigation and enforcement action in relation to the conduct of accountants and actuaries and disciplinary action in public interest cases
- monitoring of major local audits and the investigation and enforcement action in relation to the conduct of local auditors in public interest cases
- the independent supervision Auditors General
- Third Country Auditors
HM Treasury
Contact them about:
- suspected breaches of UK financial sanctions
- the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap on seaborne Russian oil
The Lord Advocate, Scotland
Contact them about:
- serious or complex fraud in Scotland
Payment Systems Regulator
Contact them about:
- payment systems and the services provided by them
Prudential Regulation Authority
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the carrying on of deposit-taking business, insurance business, or investment business and the safety and soundness of persons authorised for such purposes
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
Contact them about:
- breaches by a member or co-opted member of a relevant authority’s code of conduct in Wales
Revenue Scotland
Contact them about:
- the administration of the devolved taxes in Scotland, (Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, Scottish Landfill Tax, and Scottish Aggregates Tax)
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Contact them about:
- fraud and other misconduct in relation to companies
- their functions in relation to trade sanctions
Charities
The Charity Commission for England and Wales
Contact them about:
- the proper administration of charities in England and Wales and of funds given or held for charitable purposes in England and Wales
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Contact them about:
- the proper administration of charities and of funds given or held for charitable purposes in Scotland
Children’s interest
Children’s Commissioner for England
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the rights, welfare and interests of children in England
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the rights, welfare and issues affecting children, young people and those who care for them, in Wales
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
Contact them about:
- matters relating to promoting and safeguarding the rights of children and young people in Scotland
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (‘the Chief Inspector’)
Contact them about:
- matters relating to regulation and inspection of children’s social care
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ( NSPCC )
Contact them about:
- Monday to Friday (incl. bank holidays) 8am to 8pm
- Weekends 9am to 6pm
Welsh ministers
Contact them about:
- the regulation and inspection of establishments and agencies for children’s social care services
- the inspection of Welsh local authority children’s social services
Creative industries
Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Contact them about:
- matters relating to compliance with the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority Standards by individuals or organisations in the film, television, music and theatre industries
Competition and consumer protection
Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA )
Contact them about:
- Make an online report
- whistleblower@cma.gov.uk
Your local authority
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirement of consumer protection legislation. Find the contact details for your local authority
Cyber
Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (known as Ofgem )
Contact them about:
- the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity
- the transportation, shipping and supply of gas through pipes
- smart meter communication service and ancillary activities
- the renewable generation of heat
- any other activities in relation to Ofgem ’s functions, including their functions under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Contact them about:
- their functions under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
Data protection and freedom of information
The Information Commissioner
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirement of legislation relating to data protection and to freedom of information
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirement of legislation relating to freedom of information in Scotland
Defence procurement
Single Source Regulations Office
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the provision of the Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014, which apply to single source defence contracts
Education
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (‘the Chief Inspector’)
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the welfare of children provided with accommodation by boarding schools, colleges and residential special schools
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation ( Ofqual )
Contact them about:
- matters in relation to which the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation exercise functions under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Qualifications Wales
Secretary of State for Education
Contact them about:
- maintained schools
- maintained nursery schools
- independent schools (including academies and free schools)
- non-maintained special schools
- pupil referral units
- alternative provision academies
- 16 to 19 academies (and free schools)
- an institution within the further education sector
- special post-16 institutions
Energy and net zero
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Contact them about:
- fraud and other misconduct related to energy and net zero schemes
- programmes administered, funded or sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Environment
The Environment Agency
Contact them about:
- pollution control, regulating industry and waste, radioactive substances and treatment of contaminated land
- water quality and resources, including abstraction of water and flooding from rivers, reservoirs, estuaries and the sea
- conservation and ecology, including the regulation of freshwater fisheries and migratory salmon or trout
- Rye Harbour
- Lydney Harbour
- the Medway navigation within the meaning of section 32 of the Southern Water Authority Act 1982
- Anglian recreational waterways for which the Environment Agency is the navigation authority under the Anglian Water Authority Act 1977
- the Thames within the meaning of section 4 of the Thames Conservancy Act 1932
- the principal rivers, upper rivers and the tributaries of the River Wye Catchment in relation to which the Environment Agency has functions under and by virtue of the Wye Navigation Order 2002
Environmental Standards Scotland
Contact them about:
- the functions of Environmental Standards Scotland
- Scottish public authorities’ compliance with environmental law
Natural Resources Wales
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the environment and natural resources as set out in the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012
Office for Environmental Protection
Contact them about:
- the functions of the Office for Environmental Protection
- public authorities’ compliance with environmental law
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Contact them about:
- acts and omissions which have an actual or potential effect on the environment or the management or regulation of the environment. This includes those relating to flood warning systems and systems and pollution in Scotland
Equalities and human rights
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirements of legislation relating to equality and human rights
Food standards
The Food Standards Agency ( FSA )
Contact them about:
- matters which may present a risk to health of any member of the public in connection with the production, supply or consumption of food, or otherwise concern the protection of consumer interests in relation to food in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland
Food Standards Scotland
Contact them about:
- matters which affect the health and safety of consumers and the authenticity of food production in Scotland
Your local authority
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirements of food safety legislation. Find the contact details for your local authority
Football
Independent Football Regulator
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the functions of the Independent Football Regulator under the Football Governance Act 2025
Health and safety
The Health and Safety Executive
Contact them about:
- their functions under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
- the industries and work activities for which the Health and Safety Executive is the enforcing authority under the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
- the health and safety of individuals at work, or the health and safety of the public arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Contact them about:
- nuclear site
- an authorised defence site
- a new nuclear build site
Your local authority
Contact them about:
- matters which may affect the health or safety of any individual at work
- matters which may affect the health and safety of any member of the public arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work
Healthcare
Care Quality Commission
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the provision of health and social care
Healthwatch England
National Guardian’s Office
Contact them about:
- matters concerning the freedom to speak up arrangements and cultures in the NHS in England, including where cases of issues raised by workers may not have been handled in accordance with good practice
General Chiropractic Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the General Chiropractic Council
General Dental Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the General Dental Council or any other activities not covered in relation to which the Council has functions
General Medical Council
Contact them about:
- the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the General Medical Council
- any activities not covered by (1) in relation to which the Council has functions
General Optical Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the General Optical Council, or any other activities in relation to which the Council has functions
General Osteopathic Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the General Osteopathic Council
General Pharmaceutical Council
Contact them about:
- the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the council
- regulated activities at or from pharmacy premises registered by the council
- any other activities in relation to which the council has functions
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the safety or quality of health care in Scotland
healthcareimprovementscotland.scot
Health and Care Professions Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a member of a profession regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council, or any other activities in relation to which the Council has functions
NHS Counter Fraud Authority
Contact them about:
- matters relating to fraud, bribery, corruption or other unlawful activity in relation to the health service in England and Wales
NHS England
Contact them about:
- the regulation and performance of English NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts
- matters relating to the delivery of primary medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services in England
- matters relating to the licensing and oversight of providers of NHS health care services
- matters relating to NHS England’s education and training functions
- matters relating to NHS England’s oversight and support of integrated care boards pursuant to its functions under the National Health Service Act 2006
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration and fitness to practise of a registered nurse or midwife in the UK and a nursing associate in England and any other activities in relation to which the Council has functions
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Contact them about:
- whistleblowing disclosures and how they are handled in the NHS in Scotland
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the provision of public health services
Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Contact them about:
- the regulation of medicines (for human use), medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Contact them about:
- the provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies as defined under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
- services regulated under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 by establishments and agencies for which the Welsh Ministers are the registration authority
- private dental practices prescribed in regulation 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000
- the use and application of the Mental Health Act 1983
Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the rights and wellbeing of older people (aged 60+) in Wales
Housing
Regulator of Social Housing
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the regulation of registered providers of social housing in accordance with Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
Scottish Housing Regulator
Contact them about:
- social landlords’ performance of housing activities; the registration of registered social landlords, their financial well-being and standards of governance
Welsh ministers
Contact them about:
- the regulation of registered social landlords in Wales
Law
Solicitors Regulation Authority ( SRA )
Contact them about:
- authorised persons within the meaning of section 18 of the Legal Services Act 2007
- regulated persons within the meaning of section 21 (3) of the Legal Services Act 2007
- licensed bodies within the meaning of section 71 (2) of the Legal Services Act 2007
- recognised bodies within the meaning of section 9 (8) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985
- sole solicitors within the meaning of section 87 (1) of the Solicitors Act 1974(20)
- registered foreign lawyers within the meaning of section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 *European lawyers registered with the Law Society under the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000, as they have effect by virtue of regulation 6 of the Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
- Swiss qualified lawyers within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023 who are registered with the Law Society.
Local authorities
England
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business, value for money, fraud and corruption in relation to the provision of public services
Scotland
Wales
Contact them about:
- the proper conduct of public business; or value for money, fraud and corruption in relation to the provision of public services in Wales
Commissioners nominated under section 15(6) of the Local Government Act 1999
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the exercise of specified functions of a best value authority as directed by the Secretary of State in relation only to the local authority they are intervening in
Pensions
The Pensions Regulator
Contact them about:
- an employer not paying or missing pension contributions to a pension scheme
- an employer not complying with their pension duties
- other concerns about a pension scheme, such as how the scheme is being run
Private security
Security Industry Authority
Contact them about:
- offences under the Private Security Industry Act 2001
- whether an individual or business is fit and proper for the purpose of holding a licence or obtaining approval from the Security Industry Authority
- conduct which may undermine the regulation of security operatives and approved providers of security industry services under the Private Security Industry Act 2001
Police and justice
Chief Executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Contact them about:
- actual or potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Contact them about:
- actual or potential miscarriages of justice in Scotland
The Director of the Serious Fraud Office
Contact them about:
- matters relating to corrupt individuals or companies offering or receiving bribes to secure a benefit for themselves or others
Elected Local Policing Bodies
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
Contact them about:
- the police (including contractors)
- the National Crime Agency
- Commissioners and officers of HM Revenue and Customs
- the parts of the Home Office that exercise law enforcement powers in relation to border and immigration functions
- police and crime commissioners (including the Mayor for Greater Manchester) and deputy PCCs
- the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
- the Gangmasters and Labour - Abuse Authority (persons acting as Labour Abuse Prevention Officers)
- British Transport Police
- Ministry of Defence Police
- Civil Nuclear Constabulary
- Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR)
- Food Standards Agency ( FSA , persons acting as Food Crime Officers only)
National Crime Agency
Contact them about:
- corrupt individuals or companies offering or receiving bribes to secure a benefit for themselves or others
- compliance with– (i) the Terrorism Act 2000; (ii) the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; or (iii) the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
Police and Crime Panels
Science and innovation
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Contact them about:
- matters relating to fraud and other misconduct related to science and innovation schemes and programmes administered, funded or sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social care
Care Inspectorate (Social Care & Social Work Improvement Scotland)
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the provision of care services in Scotland
Care Quality Commission
Contact them about:
- the provision of adult social care services in England
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the safety or quality of health care in Scotland
healthcareimprovementscotland.scot
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (‘the Chief Inspector’)
Contact them about:
- matters relating to regulation and inspection of children’s social care
Scottish Social Services Council
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration of social workers, social service workers and others (for example those in probationary positions training to become social workers or social service workers) by the Scottish Social Services Council, under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
Social Care Wales
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the registration of social care workers in Wales
Social Work England
Contact them about:
- the registration of social workers in England
- the fitness to practise of social workers in England
- any other activities related to Social Work England’s functions, including whether social work courses and qualifications meet their education and training standards
Welsh ministers
Contact them about:
- matters relating to the provision of social care services and to the inspection of Welsh local authority social services
Tax
Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC )
Contact them about:
- the administration of UK taxes
- the administration of national insurance and tax credits systems
- customs and border-related functions
- criminal investigations
Revenue Scotland
Contact them about:
- the administration of the devolved taxes in Scotland, (Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, Scottish Landfill Tax, and Scottish Aggregates Tax)
The Welsh Revenue Authority
Contact them about:
- matters relating to devolved taxes (Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposal Tax)
Trade unions
The Certification Officer
Contact them about:
- fraud and other irregularities, relating to the financial affairs of trade unions and employers’ associations
Transport
Civil Aviation Authority
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirements of civil aviation legislation, including aviation safety and aviation security
Office of Rail and Road
Contact them about:
- the provision and supply of railway services
- any other activities in relation to the Office of Rail and Road functions
The Secretary of State for Transport
Contact them about:
- compliance with the requirements of merchant shipping law, including maritime safety
- motoring services with respect to driver and vehicle standards, and the testing and certification of vehicles, their systems and components
- road, rail and maritime transport security
- Transport sanctions - GOV.UK
- delivery and inspection of local government active travel schemes funded by the Department for Transport
Utilities
Drinking Water Inspectorate
Contact them about:
- the quality and sufficiency of water supplied by the water industry
- the security of network and information systems within the drinking water supply and distribution sector
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (known as Ofgem )
Contact them about:
- the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity
- the transportation, shipping and supply of gas through pipes
- smart meter communication service and ancillary activities
- the renewable generation of heat
- any other activities in relation to Ofgem ’s functions
Water Services Regulation Authority (known as Ofwat )
Contact them about:
- the supply of water and the provision of sewerage services
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Contact them about:
- the supply of water and the provision of sewerage services in Scotland
Where this comes from
Whistleblowing: list of prescribed people and bodies (GOV.UK), read 4 November 2026 · saved copy. More ways to hold power to account.