Committee on Whistleblowing
The national Committee on Whistleblowing investigates known or suspected malpractices, and issues recommendations to the Executive Board. Universities have chosen to cooperate in this appointment of committee members. They will appoint the same group of committee members for each university, enabling committee members to gain more knowledge and experience within the sector and allowing committees to operate in a similar way across the university sector. The composition of the committee may change for each report, depending on the nature and volume of expected reports. The members are independent of the Executive Board.
The Sectoral Regulation on Reporting Suspected Malpractice Dutch Universities contains further information on the precise procedure. The identity of the person filing a report will not be revealed without this person’s permission.
Composition
| Chair | Mr. J.M. (Hans) Groot |
| Vice-chair and member | Mr. J.P. (Jan) de Jong Drs. F.E. (Febe) Deug MMC |
| Members |
Dr. L.M. (Laurens) Raijmakers |
Reporting malpractice
If you suspect a malpractice, please report this internally to your supervisor. If you would rather not report it directly, please contact the Confidential Counsellor on Malpractice. You can also report an issue of malpractice externally. For more information, please contact the Dutch Whistleblowers Authority.
Confidentiality guaranteed
The Committee on Whistleblowing and its Secretary are bound to confidentiality. All information is treated in the strictest confidence.
The Committee on Whistleblowing and everyone involved in a report are bound to confidentiality. Throughout the procedure, the identites of the whistleblower and adviser(s) remain undisclosed, unless the whistleblower and adviser(s) agree to the disclosure. All information on the report is stored physically and digitally in such a way that it is only accessible to those involved in processing the report.
Contact
If you are affiliated with Leiden University in the context of work-related activity or as a student, and you suspect an instance of malpractice, you can contact the Centrum voor Arbeidsverhoudingen Overheidspersoneel (CAOP, 'Centre for Labor Relations of Public Sector Personnel') directly. They will direct you to the independent, national Committee on Whistleblowing. They can also provide more information on how your report is processed, as well as give advice and support.
Centrum voor Arbeidsverhoudingen Overheidspersoneel (CAOP)
- E-mail: integriteit@caop.nl
- Phone number: 070 – 37 65 746
- Postal address: CAOP, Postbus 556, 2501 CN Den Haag