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Whistleblowers face emotional turmoil as corporate wrongdoing claims languish at FCA

Whistleblower wait times add more headaches as the FCA faces sagging morale, pandemic workloads and looming increased government oversight

'The nature of many whistleblowing complaints have immediate impacts to be considered'
'The nature of many whistleblowing complaints have immediate impacts to be considered' Photo: Getty Images

Some whistleblowers are forced to wait more than a month for their cases to be passed to the right department at the Financial Conduct Authority.

Andy Agathangelou, founder of campaign group the Transparency Task Force, said such delays were "unacceptable".

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