Draft whistleblowing law report presented to the States Assembly

16 March 2026

The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, has today presented a Report to the States Assembly, which consists of a draft whistleblowing Law​ which sets out how individuals can raise concerns about wrongdoing and in what circumstances they would be legally protected. Alongside the draft Law is a detailed explanatory annex. Currently, there is no statutory protection for whistleblowers in Jersey law.

The initiative for the development of a whistleblowing law came originally from Deputy Carina Alves, whose Proposition was debated and agreed by the Assembly in June 2023.

The draft Law is not being lodged for debate at this stage. Instead, it has been published to give stakeholders the opportunity to review the proposed draft Law and provide feedback. Details of how to submit comments are included within the Report. It will be for the incoming Minister for Social Security, following the June election, to pilot the Law through the Assembly.

Deputy Carina Alves said: "I am extremely pleased to see this draft whistleblowing law which makes significant progress towards closing a gap in our employment protection laws in Jersey. I thank the Minister and her team for the all the hard work that has gone into the development of the law so far and sincerely hope that the next assembly is able to move towards the successful implementation of this important legislation without delay." 

The Minister for Social Security said: "The draft whistleblowing Law represents an important and significant development in Jersey's employment legislation. Whistleblowers can face serious consequences for speaking up, and there is a clear need for statutory protection for those who know of, or witness, wrongdoing by employers, individuals, organisations, or other bodies.

"Once the Law is in place, I hope it will give employees the confidence to do what they believe is right, particularly if they fear that reporting wrongdoing could put their job at risk because of actual or potential retaliation from their employer."​

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