aspect of the disclosure, be they the discloser, or the recipient or any other person involved. 12. Records Management 12.1 Records created, maintained and stored by the Council as part of the Protected Disclosure Policy and Procedures shall comply with the requirements of confidentiality under the 2014 Act and with the National Records Retention Policy (2001) and any other relevant records retention policies. 13. Monitoring of the Policy and External Reporting Obligations 13.1 The Council shall monitor the implementation of and compliance with the policy and will review it on a regular basis. 13.2 This policy will be reviewed from three years after the date of publication. Employees and staff representatives shall be notified of any changes, with prior consultation. Section 2 Procedures 14. Procedure for Making a Disclosure 14.1 An employee/worker must make a disclosure in the manner set out in the 2014 Act to gain the protections of the Act 14.2 Any employee/worker who has a reasonable belief in relation to one or more of the relevant wrongdoings should disclosure the information directly to the Designated Officer to Receive Disclosures [John Condon Director of Services, Aras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar Mayo. 094 9064143 jcondon@mayococo.ie]. 14.3 Where the discloser is a Director of Service grade, he/she should make the disclosure to the County/City Chief Executive. 14.4 The disclosure under this policy should be made in writing or verbally to the Designated Officer (designated to receive disclosures in the Council). In the event of a verbal disclosure, the disclosure shall be recorded by the Designated Officer and signed by the discloser as an accurate record of their disclosure. A standard
aspect of the disclosure, be they the discloser, or the recipient or any other person involved. 12. Records Management 12.1 Records created, maintained and stored by the Council as part of the Protected Disclosure Policy and Procedures shall comply with the requirements of confidentiality under the 2014 Act and with the National Records Retention Policy (2001) and any other relevant records retention policies. 13. Monitoring of the Policy and External Reporting Obligations 13.1 The Council shall monitor the implementation of and compliance with the policy and will review it on a regular basis. 13.2 This policy will be reviewed from three years after the date of publication. Employees and staff representatives shall be notified of any changes, with prior consultation. Section 2 Procedures 14. Procedure for Making a Disclosure 14.1 An employee/worker must make a disclosure in the manner set out in the 2014 Act to gain the protections of the Act 14.2 Any employee/worker who has a reasonable belief in relation to one or more of the relevant wrongdoings should disclosure the information directly to the Designated Officer to Receive Disclosures [John Condon Director of Services, Aras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar Mayo. 094 9064143 jcondon@mayococo.ie]. 14.3 Where the discloser is a Director of Service grade, he/she should make the disclosure to the County/City Chief Executive. 14.4 The disclosure under this policy should be made in writing or verbally to the Designated Officer (designated to receive disclosures in the Council). In the event of a verbal disclosure, the disclosure shall be recorded by the Designated Officer and signed by the discloser as an accurate record of their disclosure. A standard
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