Whistleblowing · COT3 settlements · Early-years safeguarding The EAT decision in Mrs A Darlington v London Borough of Islington is an orthodox application of COT3 construction principles. Its wider significance lies in the gap it exposes: Parliament has created a sectoral recruitment-stage whistleblowing shield for NHS applicants, but not for workers in regulated early-years settings. … Continue reading “Darlington v Islington: COT3 settlements and whistleblowing protection gaps”
Despite robust UK safeguarding statutes, repeated scandals reveal systemic failures that demand urgent, unapologetic reform.
From Edenfield to Whorlton Hall, this exposé reveals how systemic failings within the NHS continue to endanger vulnerable patients, despite decades of legal safeguards and public inquiries.
