Callers to the freephone number will be offered expert advice in confidence and their anonymity will be protected if the complaint is taken any further.
And because the service is being delivered by the NSPCC, which is a ‘prescribed body’, whistleblowers who face a backlash at work will have a special legal protection under employment law.
The £500,000 Home Office initiative is enabling the children’s charity to recruit and train a range of professionals, such as social workers, nurses and police, in the skills to deal with the calls.
The service is available to teaching or nursery staff concerned about anything from potentially harmful practices to instances of abuse.
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