Prison guard was victimised for whistleblowing, says Employment Tribunal

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A female prison officer has successfully won her claim that she was subjected to detriment by H.M Prison Service because she was a whistleblower. 

Emma Howie claimed she was victimised by the service because she had previously blown the whistle on wrongdoing at H.M.P Full Sutton and H.M.P Wakefield.

The Employment Tribunal found that the Prison Service had failed to take seriously an earlier whistleblowing claim at the same prison, despite heavy censure and having had to pay out nearl... (344 more words)

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