scope:

This document applies to all LU employees.

Purpose

These guidelines support the Company Employment Policy and the Business Ethics standard 5-253.

London Underground (LU) aims to provide the best possible service to its customers. This will be achieved by operating ethically, efficiently and in the best interests of the public, adopting responsible business practices, avoiding waste and ensuring the safety of both customers and employees.

Employees who have a reasonable belief that LU, either as an organisation or through an individual or individuals, is committing a criminal offence, not complying with a legal obligation, is breaching health and safety standards, damaging the environment or doing anything else not in the public interest, are required to raise such issues with their manager or a more senior manager.

In line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) 1998 and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) 2013 the company will not tolerate victimisation of employees who make such disclosures, or which deters an employee from raising a concern.

These guidelines outline the process by which an employee should report concerns, the process by which such concerns will be treated confidentially and investigated and dealt with and steps which will be taken to ensure victimisation does not occur.